000 FZNT23 KNHC 170853 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 THU NOV 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE RIDGE N OF AREA FORCING FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL RETREAT E TODAY AND TRADES WILL DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT PASSING N OF AREA WILL CARRY STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT ALLOWING FRESH NE TRADES TO RETURN N OF 15N W OF PUERTO RICO STARTING FRI. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH PRES AND TROUGHING ALONG 55W WILL KEEP FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 77W THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AT NIGHT N OF 20N E OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 82W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY 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 4 FT FRI. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W WINDS NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 65W FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N W OF 68W SAT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 67W NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED PASSAGES. W OF 67W N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 15N.W OF 67W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT BETWEEN 10N AND 15N THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 62W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N W OF 57W. .MON...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING ALONG 27N WILL RETREAT E AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS LATER TODAY AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO 26N80W FRI MORNING AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. 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 SHIFTING NE AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 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. SE OF FRONT S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER