000 FZNT23 KNHC 150318 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 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER MOST OF 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 73W WILL DRIFT W THROUGH SAT THEN DAMPEN OUT. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 48W/49W TONIGHT WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTIONS SUN. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW PART LATE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 11N. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .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. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W SAT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT .TUE...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 31N73W TO S FLORIDA NEAR PALM BEACH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS FLORIDA WHILE THE NE PORTIONS MOVES TO 31N69W BY SAT MORNING THEN WILL STALL SAT EVENING FROM 31N67W TO S FLORIDA...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS IT DRIFTS NW. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E TO BERMUDA...ALLOWING WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT ATLC SAT THROUGH MON. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO 20N80W LATE WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 3 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF FRONT TO 75W. .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