000 FZNT23 KNHC 142126 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 FRI OCT 14 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND W CARIBBEAN WILL DEEPEN AS IT MEANDERS THROUGH SUN THEN DRIFTS N ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND TUE. A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 71W WILL DRIFT W THROUGH SAT THEN DAMPEN OUT. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 48W WILL MOVE INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN BY LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING N OF 19N W OF 80W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTIONS SUN. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW PART LATE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 11N. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 2 FT S OF 10N. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT .TUE...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE WILL MOVE SE TONIGHT AND THEN STALL SAT EVENING FROM 31N67W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS IT DRIFTS NW MON. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E TO BERMUDA...ALLOWING WINDS TO BRIEFLY INCREASE OVER THE BAHAMAS SAT INTO MON. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO 20N80W LATE WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING