000 FZNT23 KNHC 291451 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY W TOWARD THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS SOUTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON....WHILE A LOW LEVEL TROUGH MOVES FROM CENTRAL ATLC ACROSS NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 79W AND 85W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 79W WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 83W. E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 76W. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N W OF 67W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN 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 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 TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 57W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 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. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30-31N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL MOVE NE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N81W BY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND LIFT NORTHWARD MON AS LOW PRES FORMS ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL TRACK QUICKLY NE TO NEAR 31N73W BAY LATE MON WITH A NEW COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON... THEN MERGE WITH A WESTWARD MOVING SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS FROM 26N65W TO 19N70W WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 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 WITHIN 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. SEAS 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 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... BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL