000 FZNT23 KNHC 230241 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 TUE NOV 22 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...NE SWELL IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUBSIDES BY WED. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND NE SWELL THROUGH N FACING PASSAGES WILL CONTINUE INTO WED THEN DIMINISH. NE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN BY FRI AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .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. .SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W THU MORNING...FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA FRI MORNING AND MOVES E OF AREA SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL