000 FZNT23 KNHC 220312 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 MON NOV 21 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR 29N50.5W THROUGH 21N55W TO 14N68W EARLY TONIGHT. TROUGH TO DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES AND INTO CENTRAL WILL CONTINUE INTO WED BEFORE DIMINISHING. NE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN BY FRI AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 85W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N E OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT N OF 14N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 69W...AND 10 TO 15 KT LEE OF ISLANDS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF ISLANDS. SE OF TROUGH E WINDS NEAR 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 62W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 61W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NE TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS AND HIGH PRES WEAKENS OVER N WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W THU MORNING AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 29N65W TO 25N70W TO 24N80W FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 70W AND S OF 26N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY EXCEPT E WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 78W TUE NIGHT. 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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 68 THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 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 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING