000 FZNT23 KNHC 311455 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 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT...INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY N OF PUERTO RICO WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W OVER S PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS INTO VENEZUELA THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W...AND BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 19N. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 16N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. .FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 58W. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 27N73W TO 28N81W WILL LIFT SLOWLY N AS WARM FRONT TODAY. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE QUICKLY NE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...EXITING THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL LIFT N WHILE A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TRAILS S INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NW PORTIONS FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W TUE MORNING...AND MOVE SE FROM 31N65W TO NW CUBA BY WED MORNING. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W WED MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF DEVELOPING LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT...AND NEAR DEVELOPING LOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .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 MUNDELL