000 FZNT23 KNHC 010916 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 TUE NOV 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 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 TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE...AND ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A SECOND LOW LEVEL TROUGH N OF 16N ALONG ABOUT 60W WILL MOVE W AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 65-66W THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OFF OF THE E COAST OF U.S. THU THROUGH SAT AND FORCE THIS SECOND TROUGH BACK TOWARDS THE SE...TO EXTEND FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NE TO CENTRAL ATLC SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N W OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW HALF AND 3 TO 4 FT SE HALF. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTIONS. .SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W AND S OF 12N ELSEWHERE. .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. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 70W THIS MORNING...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E OF 65W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT N OF 15N W OF 70W THIS MORNING. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 64W. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 66W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. OTHERWISE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 16N SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N AND N OF 18N. .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. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...OLD COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 30.5N73W 1013 MB SW THROUGH EXTREME NW BAHAMAS THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY...WHILE THE COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND REACHES FROM NEAR 31N67W TO W CUBA BY THIS EVENING THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT. A NEW REINFORCING COLD FRONT DEVELOPING OFF THE COASTS OF GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA EXTENDS SW TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT WED MORNING...EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO W CENTRAL CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL BUILD BEHIND THE NEW FRONT TO MAINTAIN HIGH SEAS BEHIND THE FRONTS. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH NEAR 60W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W BY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI AND SAT IN RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF NEW FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN NEW FRONT AND OLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF OLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 72W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF MERGED FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N BY WED AFTERNOON AND S OF 26N LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 28N E OF 76W. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. 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 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS 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 STRIPLING