000 FZNT23 KNHC 132114 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 THU OCT 13 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MEANDER AND DEEPEN THROUGH SUN THEN DRIFT N ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND TUE...YIELDING A STEADY INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. A SLOW-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI NIGHT...AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 83W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N FROM 80W TO 85W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N W OF 80W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT .TUE...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 09N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 18N W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES REMAINS CENTERED ACROSS THE N CENTRAL ATLC EXTENDING SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE A LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 27N73W 1007 MB CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY N...AND IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA TO THE N LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT...WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH FROM 31N65W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA SUN THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 73W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 73W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT ALONG TROUGH. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS AND W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING S WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING