000 FZNT23 KNHC 130303 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 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 TONIGHT 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 HAS MOVED INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ABSORBED WITHIN A DEVELOPING BROAD CYCLONIC GYRE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN...CENTRAL AMERICA...AND THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO FRI THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU...EXCEPT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 20N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 85W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N 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. N OF 13N 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. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 64W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 64W...WITH NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 7OW NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 15N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 14N. .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. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES CENTER ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL LIFT N AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA THU...EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN SUN FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS NW PORTIONS SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON TO PRODUCE FRESH WINDS FROM NW BAHAMAS WESTWARD. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 2 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