000 FZNT23 KNHC 091508 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN OVER THE CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI MORNING STALLING OUT AND WEAKENING FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT MORNING. FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. MEANWHILE LARGE EASTERLY SWELL IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 79W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AN SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 11N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .FRI...S OF 11N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM SEAN NEAR 27.9N 70.5W 994 MB AT 10 AM EST MOVING NW AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAN WILL MOVE TO 28.4N 70.6W TONIGHT...29.6N 70.2W THU...MOVING N OF THE AREA TO 31.5N 68.4W THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION THU NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N77W TO CAPE CANAVERAL THU NIGHT...THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AFTERNOON PUSHING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N E OF 76W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF SEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 24N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF SEAN AND ELSEWHERE E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE...150 NM SE AND NW...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF SEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 78W SEAS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SEAN AND ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 240 NM BEHIND FRONT AND 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NW PORTION LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...WITHIN 360 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY