000 FZNT23 KNHC 040240 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE N TO NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH LATE SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN ON FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER 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. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN GULF OF HONDURAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80 N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 82W EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .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...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 22N78W WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE AS IT MERGES WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI REACHING FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI EVENING...WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO 21N76W SAT MORNING. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE SW N ATLC SAT EVENING WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING SE TO 24N70W. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH BY SUN. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL BECOME EVIDENT N OF AND NW OF THE FRONT AND LOW SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU NOV 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 21N AND E OF BAHAMAS...5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WEAKENING FRONT AND TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 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 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N E OF 78W. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N E OF 67W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER GR