000 FZNT23 KNHC 081517 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED MAINTAINING LIGHT CONDITIONS. $$ AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 81W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 77W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 81W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W OF 82W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 12N. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL FAR NE PART. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 16N E OF 66W. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE AND WED. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OF 1034 MB OVER THE NE U.S. WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR CUBA AND S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT OR SUN...THEN TRACK NW ALONG OR NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST THROUGH MON. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 70W. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE