000 FZNT23 KNHC 271512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E AND WEAKEN...ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO DECREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN BEGINNING SAT IN ADVANCE OF A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM E CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA LATE ON MON. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY SUN AND MON. LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH SAT...BUT SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .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 SE TO S NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH NE ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 68W. .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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 65W LATE SUN...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS IN N SWELL...8 TO 11 FT N OF 14N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S WATERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 25N69W TO BAHAMAS NEAR 22N72W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO FRI. RIDGE ALONG 26N W OF 73W WILL SHIFT S TO 26N BY SAT THEN SLOWLY MOVE E. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON MORNING...AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON AFTERNOON...AND FROM 31N68W TO E CUBA TUE. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 71W AND 7 TO 9 FT IN SWELL E OF 71W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 76W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W LATE INTO SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST FAR NE WATERS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE