000 FZNT23 KNHC 122118 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 WED OCT 12 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE W HALF OF CARIBBEAN YIELDING LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS. INCREASING WINDS...SEAS AND ACTIVE WEATHER SPREADING W-NW ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12-E IN THE E PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH THU...AND BECOME ABSORBED WITHIN A BROAD CYCLONIC GYRE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN...CENTRAL AMERICA...AND THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 20N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 85W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 78W W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 13N W OF 78W VARIABLE MAINLY SE WINDS NEAR 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS FRI. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N W OF 81W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT N OF 13N W OF 81W. E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 13N. .MON...W OF 80W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 7OW NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 15N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 15N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES CENTER ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL LIFT N AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA THU... EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN SUN FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 28N...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SE OF FRONT S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 22N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT AND TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING