000 FZNT23 KNHC 270257 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHOULD SHIFT E AND SLOWLY WEAKEN ...ALLOWING TRADES TO SLACKEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. INCREASING SE FLOW SHOULD PREVAIL OVER THE NW WATERS SUN...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MARCHING ACROSS THE GULF. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EARLY MON AND LIE FROM 21N79W TO 16N85W MON EVENING. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TONIGHT BUT BEGIN SUBSIDING THU INTO FRI. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY NEXT WEEK. AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ALL AREAS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N E OF 84W. .SUN...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT THU DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 65W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 65W LATE SUN EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY THU NIGHT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 10N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND LIE FROM 28N65W TO HAITI THU MORNING BUT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT FROM FL TO THE EASTERN WATERS ALONG 27N SHOULD SHIFT S TO 26N BY SAT WHILE GRADUALLY SHIFTING E. A NEW COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND OVER THE FAR NW WATERS SUN MORNING AND REACH FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W SUN EVENING AND THEN 31N70W TO 23N79W BY MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS BECOMING N TO NE SWELL LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW W OF 75W THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W...4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN