000 FZNT23 KNHC 212040 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 21 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF A FRONT WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. A TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE W INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH...EXTENDING FROM 21N79W TO 15N84W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING...FROM 21N78W TO 15N83W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .MON...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .TUE...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .WED...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 20N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .MON...W OF 81W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 65W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. .TUE...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .WED...W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 73W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WESTERN WATERS. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFTING TO S AT 5 TO 10 KT OVER WATERS S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DRIFT W THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH MON...WITH THE MERGED FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT...THEN MOVING E OF AREA BY EARLY WED. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH AND MON...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S ON MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E SWELL. .WED...S OF 25N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON