000 FZNT23 KNHC 270911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFT E AND SLOWLY WEAKEN... ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO DECREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. INCREASING SE FLOW WILL BE TO THE EAST OF AN ADVANCING GLFMEX COLD FRONT. EXPECT THE COLD FRONT IN THE NW WATERS BY LATE SUN/EARLY MON...ALONG 23N82W 17N88W. THE FRONT WILL BE ALONG 21N77W 15N80W LATE MON. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TONIGHT BUT BEGIN SUBSIDING TODAY INTO FRI. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY NEXT WEEK. AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS S OF 20N AND N OF 20N E OF 82W 4 TO 7 FT. SEAS ELSEWHERE 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS S OF 19N W OF 82W 4 TO 6 FT...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS S OF 16N AND N OF 16N E OF 65W 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS ELSEWHERE 2 TO 4 FT. .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. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N OF 10N 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL AND S OF 10N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BECOMING SEAS 6 TO 9 FT AFTER FRIDAY. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N69W TO BAHAMAS NEAR 22N72W WILL DISSIPATE LATE THU/EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT FROM FL TO THE EASTERN WATERS ALONG 27N SHIFT S TO 26N BY SAT WHILE SHIFTING E GRADUALLY. A NEW COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S.A. COAST AND OVER THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN/EARLY MON... AND REACH FROM 31N77W TO 25N80W BY MON MORNING...AND FROM 31N70W TO 21N76W EARLY TUE. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 MT