000 FZNT23 KNHC 260916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 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. AMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA ALSO WILL WEAKEN THROUGH ...ALLOWING TRADES TO SLACKEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. AMZ082-260930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 19N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT S OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 84W SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-260930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AFTERNOON. S OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TODAY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. S OF 11N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT $$ AMZ086-260930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY FRI EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W LATE SUN. $$ AMZ087-260930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FRI AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM 15N TO 20N SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W SHOULD MOVE TO 31N65W TO 25N65W TO 20N74W BY TONIGHT. FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TONIGHT/EARLY THU. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG 27N SHOULD QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NE WATERS FRI...AS A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST N OF THE AREA LATE FRI. RIDGE AXIS ALONG 27N FRI SHOULD SINK TO 26N SAT BEFORE THE COLD FRONT OVER THE SE FINALLY REACHES THE AREA SUN AND STRETCHES FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING AND THEN 31N77W TO 28N81W SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ080-260930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W WED. N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W FRI AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SW BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W AND E TO SE WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MT