000 FZNT23 KNHC 232106 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 SUN OCT 23 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN AT 15.9N 81.9W 1005 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM WITH WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR 16.4N 82.2W TONIGHT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT NEAR 16.8N 82.9W MON AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR 17.0N 83.5W MON NIGHT...AND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT NEAR 17.1N 84.3W TUE AFTERNOON...REACH NEAR 17.3N 86.0W WED AFTERNOON...17.7N 87.0W THU AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 19.0N 88.0W FRI AFTERNOON. A TROUGH S OF 15N ALONG 61W TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE MOVING W TO THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND MERGE INTO THE MONSOON TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 20N W OF 81W... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 75 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM EIGHTEEN WINDS 30 TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 44 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM EIGHTEEN WINDS 35 TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER TROPICAL STORM EIGHTEEN WINDS 35 TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 81W NW WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON...W OF 82W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 82W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N 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. .FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF 14N6W1. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EASTERN PORTIONS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MEANDER TILL ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...AND MOVE E OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN WEAKEN THU NIGHT ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST...REACHING FROM 31N71W TO 23N81W LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 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 IN E SWELL. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON