000 FZNT23 KNHC 022115 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 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE MUCH OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 84W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION FRI NIGHT. .SAT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW 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 4 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N W OF 81W W TO NW 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. .MON...N OF 12N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON... E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT....N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N AND NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N PART. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NW PART LATE. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA WITH TROUGH OVER SE PART ALONG 66W. TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH FRONT AS IT MOVES E OF AREA BY THU NIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS W OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. NE SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE AREA BY FRI. NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW HALF FRI INTO SAT WITH POTENTIAL FOR GALES FAR NW PART. WEAKENING FRONT WILL LIE ALONG 22N BY SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND TROUGH. .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 SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING WW TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 71W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL AND W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT E OF 74W. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 16 TO 22 FT IN NE SWELL NW OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W. $$ FORECASTER GR