000 FZNT23 KNHC 011445 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 TUE NOV 1 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA EXTENDING FROM YUCATAN PENINSULA TO NICARAGUA WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN W OF 82W THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 39W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N W OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTIONS. .SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .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 WINDS 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. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 16N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N64W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WED. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD TO 10-11 FT IN NW PORTION THROUGH WED. A SECOND SURGE OF LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS TO 10-13 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 60W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W BY WED MORNING. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N 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 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N E OF 67W. .SAT...E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL