000 FZNT23 KNHC 160856 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE TO THE N WILL KEEP FRESH NE TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN UNTIL THU WHEN THE RIDGE RETREATS E. TROUGHING FROM 24N55W TO 14N61W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH FRI BEFORE A MORE AMPLIFIED TROUGH BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 81W. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS PRIMARILY W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. .SUN...N OF 11N WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM MONA PASSAGE SW TO NEAR 16N74W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 68W SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 15N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH N OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS THU AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W FRI MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER