000 FZNT23 KNHC 310314 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 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 THROUGH TUE...AND TO THE EXTREME FAR NW PART BY TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE FAR SE PART OF THE SW N ATLC LATE TUE NIGHT. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROUGH WILL LAG BEHIND AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA WED THROUGH FRI. OUTSIDE TSTM ACTIVITY... LIGHT TRADES WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT S OF 17N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 84W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 84W 5 TO 6 FT...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N E OF 80W. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 W OF 82W SW TO W. 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. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N W OF 66W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 66W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 15N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .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 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. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N64W TO 26N75W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL REACH FROM 31N61W TO 26N73W...AND BECOME STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA EARLY MON WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION LIFTS N TO ALONG 27N...AND LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N72W 1012 MB BY EARLY TUE WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO W CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA ON WED AS IT MERGES WITH A WESTWARD MOVING LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TONIGHT...BEHIND FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT...MORE NUMEROUS WITH GUSTY WINDS W OF 77W. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 150 NM NW 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