000 FZNT23 KNHC 312115 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 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W 1008 MB WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A TROUGH JUST ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TUE...AND INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC BY TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC THROUGH THU BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE E AS A FRONTAL TROUGH FRI REACHING TO ALONG 22N59W TO NEAR THE LEEWARDS ISLANDS BY BY LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE S PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE AND INTO VENEZUELA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 78W 2 TO 3 FT...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N W OF 81W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 64W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 66W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 19N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 58W. .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 AND TSTMS S OF 12N...AND N OF 18N W OF 60W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 E OF 58W 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 28N78W 1011 MB...AND CONTINUES SW TO ACROSS S CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE TONIGHT...EXITING THE AREA EARLY TUE MORNING AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATIONARY FRONT DEVELOPS INTO A COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA TUE MORNING ...THEN MOVE SE FROM NEAR 31N66W TO W CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT ...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY WED MORNING WHILE MERGING WITH A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 65W/66W. THE FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI AND SAT IN RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 74W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT S OF 26N N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 74W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF MERGED FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 5 TO 6 FT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 78W BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL... EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N E OF 67W. .SAT...E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 26N...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE