000 FZNT23 KNHC 261452 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN 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. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES. AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 SE WATERS. .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 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .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 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E SAT AND E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM 15N TO 20N SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N80W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND THU FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. 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 NEAR THE N BORDER FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT STALLS ALONG THE N BORDER SAT AND SUN UNTIL A STRONGER FRONT ARRIVES LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W FRI AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SE TO S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MT/JC