000 FZNT23 KNHC 302053 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA N OF THE AREA AT 24.7N 63.0W 960 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR HIGHER WINDS HAVE SHIFTED N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ASSOCIATED OUTER WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW CARIBBEAN STALLING OUT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT AND MON. OTHERWISE A MAINLY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 60W...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 17N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N UNTIL MIDNIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SAT NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA AT 24.7N 63.0W 960 MB AT 5 PM EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH THE ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EDGING E OF 65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH E OF FLORIDA WILL DRIFT SE UNTIL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT MERGING WITH THE TROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE MAY APPROACH THE FAR E PORTION BY MID WEEK. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 68W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR 65W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SAT NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 70W LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. .WED...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY