000 FZNT23 KNHC 250247 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 11N82W 1007 MB WILL DRIFT W THROUGH WED NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY BECOMES DIFFUSED. STRONG RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH AT LEAST FRI. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXIST N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT. AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 78W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 78W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INTO WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 63W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 64W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL N OF 16N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 67W...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 67W IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 68W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 19N55W TO 15N61W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 15N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NE PART WILL SLIDE E OF AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 31N67W TO 23N74W BY WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE THU INTO FRI. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI...THEN SHIFT TO THE E WATERS ON SAT AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW WATERS JUST N OF AREA LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 22N...AND N OF 26N W OF 77W. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N W OF COLD FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N W OF 69W AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 69W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ...HIGHEST NE OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE