000 FZNT23 KNHC 010305 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 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W 1008 MB WILL MOVE SLOWLY W REACHING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF NICARAGUA EARLY THU. A TROUGH JUST ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS 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. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 78W 2 TO 3 FT...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .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. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 65W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 66W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 60W 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...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 60W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 16N...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 60W 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N AND N OF 18N W OF 60W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 15N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 57W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 57W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E 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. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 28N77W 1011 MB. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SW TO ACROSS WESTERN CUBA. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE TONIGHT...AND EXIT THE AREA EARLY TUE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 22N80W...FROM NEAR 31N66W TO W CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE NIGHT... AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY WED MORNING WHILE MERGING WITH A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 65W/66W. THE FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI AND SAT IN RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW AND 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW. 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 NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND LINE FROM 31N77W TO 26N80W. .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 27N 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