000 FZNT23 KNHC 300915 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 SUN OCT 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY W TOWARD THE COASTS OF COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND MON NIGHT...AND TO THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC LATE TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 86W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW HALF WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 83W. SE HALF E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 80W VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 78W. S OF 12N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 81W. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS NEAR 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALL BUT SW PORTIONS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 65W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 69W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT FAR NW PORTION EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N...SHIFTING TO OVER THE FAR NW PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 60W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 60W. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W SW ACROSS NASSAU BAHAMAS AND THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA JUST S OF THE KEYS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY STATIONARY FROM THE BAHAMAS WESTWARD THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE E PORTIONS CONTINUES TO MOVE SE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N61W TO S FLORIDA LATE THIS EVENING AS W PORTIONS BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH MON...WHILE LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS AND MOVES QUICKLY NE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP MON NIGHT OFF THE GEORGIA AND S CAROLINA COASTS AND MOVE SE...REACHING FROM 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE MORNING...THEN FROM 31N66W TO NW CUBA WED MORNING AS IT BEGINS TO MERGE WITH A WESTWARD MOVING LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT N OF 28N...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 KT S OF 21N E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF OLD FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT MON NIGHT AHEAD OF NEW FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. NW OF NEW FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NEAR LOW PRES ALONG FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN 74W AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .WED...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NW OF TROUGH TO LINE FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF SAME LINE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF TROUGH WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING