000 FZNT23 KNHC 192129 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED TROUGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG 53W/54W THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND N OF THE LEEWARDS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. ASSOCIATED LARGE NE SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES LATE TODAY THROUGH MON BEFORE FADING TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS E TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE...N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT BETWEEN 16N AND HISPANIOLA. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL MON. S OF 17N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SHEAR LINE FROM 28N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR 25N77W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN MORNING. STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF SHEAR LINE AND PERSISTENT ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG 53W/54W WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DEVELOPING LOW PRES WITHIN THE TROUGH LIFTS NE MON AND TUE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS EARLY THU AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO W WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT E TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT N OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING