000 FZNT23 KNHC 290249 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 28 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF RINA JUST E OF THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N86W 1007 MB WILL DRIFT NE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT S LATE SAT AFTERNOON INTO LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE TURNING BACK TO THE SW SUN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT TO A PSN FROM W CUBA TO 17N87W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL ATLC INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON...REACH THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE ZONE TUE BEFORE IT ENTERS THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 86W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 80W S S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...AND VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT AND BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY. E OF 80W S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. E OF 80W S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 79W AND 85W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 79W WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 83W. E OF 79W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 84W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF 76W. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 12N W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 12N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...FROM 14N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 57W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 59W. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND LIFT NORTHWARD MON AS LOW PRES FORMS ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL TRACK QUICKLY NE TO NEAR 31N73W BAY LATE MON WITH A NEW COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MERGE WITH A WESTWARD MOVING SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS FROM 26N65W TO 19N70W WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 21N 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 75W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE