000 FZNT23 KNHC 300847 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 22.4N 62.6W 973 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N NW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT N OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W SUN NIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY...S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 71W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W... .TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 60W SHIFTING N OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 20N E OF 58W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 22.4N 62.6W 973 MB AT 5 AM EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH ASSOCIATED WARNINGS REMAINING E OF 65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE FLORIDA E COAST WILL DRIFT SE TILL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT AND MERGES WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH SAT. THE COMBINED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN...THEN DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 TO 25 KT AS OPHELIA PASSES TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 NELSON