000 FZNT23 KNHC 060241 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 SAT NOV 05 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN. HIGH PRES FROM THE EASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD S ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE MON AND THROUGH WED AS LOW PRES DRIFTS W OVER THE WESTERN ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N61W TO 11N63W IS MOVING W AT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AS IT WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND IN GULF OF HONDURAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N SUN NIGHT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N. E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .MON THROUGH 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. .WED AND THU...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 TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 66W AND 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 14N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 66W AND 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT .TUE AND WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU... NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 60W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THEN NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW PART BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COMPLEX LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA WITH MAIN LOW PRES NEAR 28N69W 1004 MB. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH 25N65W...AND CONTINUES SW TO TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 20N74W. THE LOW PRES WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER SE TO NEAR 27N69W 1009 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO HISPANIOLA. THE LOW WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY BY LATE SUN INTO MON AND DRIFT W TUE AND WED WITH TROUGH TO HISPANIOLA. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT N OF THE LOW IS RESULTING IN GALE CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT NOV 05 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 70W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND W OF LINE FROM 28N70W TO 25N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 70W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N AND W OF LINE FROM 28N70W TO 26N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NE PART. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 78W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. .THU...W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER GR