000 FZNT23 KNHC 020322 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 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALL DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE YUCATAN THROUGH MON. FRESH TRADES WILL SPREAD FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA...THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TUE THROUGH THU AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT E OF 58W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE... N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN...THEN STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA MON...BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE. EXPECT INCREASING WIND AND BUILDING SEAS E OF 68W LATE TUE AND WED AS TROPICAL CYCLONE PHILIPPE MOVES NEAR 26N61W TUE...BEFORE TURNING N AND AWAY FROM THE AREA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 01 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N E OF 67W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST E OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN