000 FZNT23 KNHC 030937 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 THU NOV 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT MORNING AS BROAD LOW PRES REMAINS CENTERED ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND HELP TO INDUCE MODERATE N WINDS ACROSS THE W HALF OF CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION FRI NIGHT. .SAT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON... E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...OLD AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO W CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. INVERTED TROUGH OVER SE PART ALONG 66W/67W WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH OLD FRONT. NEW COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY FRI EVENING...WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT N OF AREA...SINKING S-SE AND WEAKENING NEAR 27N73W THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG PRES GRADIENT N THROUGH NW OF LOW AND FRONT EXPECTED TO YIELD LARGE AND EXPANDING AREA OF GALES SINKING SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN. FRONT TO REACH FROM 30N65W TO LOW PRES TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT EVENING THEN 27N65W TO NW CUBAN COAST SUN MORNING...THEN REACH E TO W ALONG 23N MON MORNING. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF OLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N W OF 73W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SE OF OLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 NEW 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 20 KT FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. 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...NW OF NEW FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY EVENING AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF NEW FRONT N OF 25N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SHIFTING NW TO N DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN N TO NE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W E OF 69W EARLY...BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING