000 FZNT23 KNHC 210300 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...DEEP LAYERED TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 52W/53W WITH WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE OPEN ATLC N OF THE LEEWARDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. ASSOCIATED LARGE NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH TUE BEFORE FADING WED. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N N TO NE 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY FRI. S OF 11N NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY FRI. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT LEE OF HAITI...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TUE. N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W N TO NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT AND GUSTY BECOMING NE 15 KT BY MON EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF PUERTO RICO. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W TO SW WINDS MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS AROUND 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT S OF 09N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS NW PART LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA AND PERSISTENT ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG 52W/53W WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELL ACROSS ALL BUT NW PORTIONS THROUGH EARLY MON BEFORE DEVELOPING LOW PRES WITHIN THE TROUGH LIFTS NE MON AND TUE...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE. SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WILL INCREASE WED...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE THU AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO FLORIDA KEYS BY THU AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST E PORTIONS. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY W OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE MON NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING