000 FZNT23 KNHC 230243 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 SAT OCT 22 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 14N82W WILL DRIFT NW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. AN INVERTED TROUGH S OF 14N ALONG 68W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT REACHING THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .TUE...W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .WED...W OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N W OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .MON...W OF 81W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 81W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WESTERN PORTIONS. .TUE...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 57W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 59W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 59W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N71W TO 22N77W WILL DRIFT W THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS E ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT MERGING WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH MON...WITH THE MERGED BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...AND MOVING E OF AREA WED. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ALONG 32N ON THU. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...S OF 22N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E SWELL. .THU...S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON