000 FZNT23 KNHC 020935 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 WED NOV 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING SHEARLINE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W-NW AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43/44W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN WEAKEN MOVING ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW HALF. .THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SAT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N NE 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 AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N E OF 65W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PART. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W ACROSS THE N BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA WITH WEAK REINFORCING COLD FRONT JUST TO THE NW TO MERGE LATE THIS MORNING. MERGED FRONTS TO REACH FROM 27N65W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 26N65W TO 23N80W THU MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD TO 10 FT IN NW PORTION THROUGH WED. A SECOND SURGE OF LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS TO 10 TO 13 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 64W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W THIS MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE MERGING WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT AND DRIFTING SE THU AND FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT WITH POTENTIAL FOR GALES FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF MERGING FRONTS TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE OF LINE FROM 24N65W TO 20N73W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SE OF LINE FROM 24N65W TO 20N73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 76W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING