000 FZNT23 KNHC 290933 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF RINA JUST OFF THE SW TIP OF W CUBA WILL DRIFT S AND BECOME ABSORBED IN A WEAK TROUGH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH SE AND REACH FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN MEANDER JUST NW OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE BEFORE PUSHING S INTO FAR NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WASHING OUT. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WITH ACTIVE WEATHER WILL MOVE W ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON....WHILE A LOW LEVEL TROUGH MOVE FROM CENTRAL ATLC ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SPREADING N...MAINLY W OF 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 79W AND 85W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 79W WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 83W. E OF 79W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 84W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TODAY...N OF 12N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 78 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 76W. S OF 12N VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N W OF 67W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES...AND SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 13N W OF 70W TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL N OF 11N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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...AND S OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30-31N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL MOVE NE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N81W BY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND LIFT NORTHWARD MON AS LOW PRES FORMS ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL TRACK QUICKLY NE TO NEAR 31N73W BAY LATE MON WITH A NEW COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON... THEN MERGE WITH A WESTWARD MOVING SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS FROM 26N65W TO 19N70W WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TODAY...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS UP TO 360 NM SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 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 STRIPLING