000 FZNT23 KNHC 280915 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFT NE TONIGHT DIMINISHING TRADE WINDS. COLD FRONT ENTER NW CARIBBEAN REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SW CARIBBEAN TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP NEAR 20N60W EMBEDDED IN TROUGH IN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND DRIFT NE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR E HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 79W TO 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT SW PORTION. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT SW PORTION. W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 19N FROM 79W TO 85W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 12N E OF 79W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF 82W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 82W TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF 11N W OF 81W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. N OF 14N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 66W. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 10N. .TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH AND LOW PRES NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED 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. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO MODERATE NE BREEZE THROUGH MON WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IN NW PORTION AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FRONT MOVE OFF E FLORIDA E COAST TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE... FROM 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN INTO TROUGH. HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 23N E OF 70W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES