000 FZNT23 KNHC 300256 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 21.9N 62.3W 982 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. OPHELIA WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 23.2N 62.8W FRI...THEN CONTINUING TO 25.7N 63.3W FRI NIGHT. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH TRADES INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 78W LATE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE AND NW PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 64W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT...INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI AFTERNOON. S OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W SHIFTING N OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST E OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE NE FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONTAL TROUGH...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE LATE MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY