000 FZNT23 KNHC 310920 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 MON OCT 31 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. AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N81W WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY AND TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE BEFORE BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY N OF PUERTO RICO WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W...BUILDING YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N W OF 81W N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 10N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 66W WINDS SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 19N TONIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N HALF. .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. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N61W TO 25N74W...THEN EXTENDS W ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA NEAR 26N81W...WITH W PORTION BEGINNING TO LIFT SLOWLY N AS WARM FRONT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS TODAY AND MOVE QUICKLY NE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...EXITING THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. COLD FRONT WILL LIFT N WITH THE LOW WITH WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TRAILING SW THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. A NEW REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NW PORTIONS EARLY TUE MORNING FROM 31N76W TO NEAR PALM BEACH AND MOVE SE FROM 31N65W TO NW CUBA BY WED MORNING. A WESTWARD MOVING LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE TO ALONG 65/66W WED MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AS NEW COLD FRONT DEVELOPS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 76W. S OF FRONT TO 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF DEVELOPING LOW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 FT NEAR DEVELOPING LOW. S OF FRONT W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT W OF 77W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF OLD FRONT N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS S OF 26N ACROSS AND W OF BAHAMAS...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. BETWEEN FRONT AND TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .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 STRIPLING