000 FZNT23 KNHC 271443 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE TONIGHT DIMINISHING TRADES AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DEGENERATE INTO A SHEAR LINE WED AND THU. MEANWHILE WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG A TROUGH IN THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH TUE WHERE IT WILL LINGER WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W AHEAD OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 82W BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR E HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT SW PORTION. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT SW PORTION. W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 19N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS W OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 12N E OF 79W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF 82W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 82W MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 79W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 14N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 14N W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 66W. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO MODERATE NE WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE NW PORTION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND MON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE...THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DEGENERATE INTO A TROUGH. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS W OF 74W TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG OF FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE ...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT SE PORTION THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY