000 FZNT23 KNHC 250916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 10N82W 1007 MB NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU 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. AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INTO WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 15N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW WATERS TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO 25N80W TUE NIGHT...FROM 31N63W TO 22N80W BY WED NIGHT 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. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...N OF 29N W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N W OF COLD FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N W OF 69W AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 69W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ...HIGHEST NE OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA