000 FZNT23 KNHC 191452 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO WESTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS THIS EVENING THEN AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS THU AND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO SRN NICARAGUA FRI AND SAT BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE BACK TO THE W. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N W OF 78W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS FAR NW PART. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 18N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND EXTEND FROM 31N79W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATER AND MOVE TO 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT INTO THU. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI AND SAT THEN DRIFT W ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 73W.. .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 15 FT N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE N OF PUERTO RICO LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS