000 FZNT23 KNHC 302127 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 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. AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TOWARD THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND MON NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA WED THROUGH FRI. OUTSIDE TSTM ACTIVITY...LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SW CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT S OF 17N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 84W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 84W 5 TO 6 FT...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N E OF 80W. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 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 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH 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 SW TO W W OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 81W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N W OF 66W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 66W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 15N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. .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. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .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 15N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 59W. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 58W. .FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 12N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 58W 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 26N75W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO JUST N OF W CUBA. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL REACH FROM 31N61W TO 26N73W...AND BECOME STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA EARLY MON WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION LIFTS N TO ALONG 27N...AND LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N72W 1012 MB BY EARLY TUE WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO W CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA ON WED AS IT MERGES WITH A WESTWARD MOVING LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 71W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AS NEW COLD FRONT DEVELOPS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 72W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 72W...AND 5 TO 6 FT E OF 69W. S OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND W OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 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 FAR SE PORTION ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NW OF TROUGH TO LINE FROM 31N75W TO 24N80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 72W. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 26N65W TO 21N75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE