000 FZNT23 KNHC 010842 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 SAT OCT 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND DISSIPATING FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN. EASTERLY TRADES WILL RESUME OVER THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY. TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WILL PASS N OF AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE OF JAMAICA. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF JAMAICA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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 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. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 68W TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL TONIGHT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KT. 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA AND TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WARNINGS EFFECT ATLC WATERS E OF 65W. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO NE FLORIDA WILL STALL FROM 31N70W TO E CUBA TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 68W AND 75W. .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 5 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. 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 NELSON