000 FZNT23 KNHC 031448 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 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE SAT MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST SE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE INTO 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 IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON. N TO NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE LATE SAT THROUGH MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO THE NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 84W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W WINDS SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .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. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON... E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 56W...AND NW PART. .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...EXCEPT NW PART BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE AS IT MERGES WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY FRI EVENING...WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 28N69W 1007 MB TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO NW CUBAN COAST SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE PORTION LATER ON SUN INTO LATE MON. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL BECOME EVIDENT N OF AND NW OF THE FRONT AND LOW THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TROUGH SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...AND S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N W OF 79W TONIGHT.. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 75W...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG WITHIN 90 NM SE OF TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT 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...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 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 COLD FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W N TO NE INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF COLD FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 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 AGUIRRE