000 FZNT23 KNHC 280931 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E AND WEAKEN...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DECREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS BEGINNING SUN IN ADVANCE OF A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 22N78W TO N NICARAGUA MON EVENING AND FROM HAITI TO N COSTA RICA BY TUE EVENING. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH SAT...SLOWLY SUBSIDING FROM N TO S. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY SUN AND TUE. AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .SUN...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT E OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NW OF FRONT W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TOADY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 68W EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO SE CUBA SHOULD CONTINUE WEAKENING AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRI. RIDGE ALONG 27N ACROSS THE REGION FRI SHOULD SHIFT E ALONG 26N SAT...AS A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT LIES NEAR AND JUST OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST N OF THE AREA. THAT FRONT SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON MORNING AND LIE FROM 31N74W TO 22N78W MON EVENING AND FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N AND W OF 70W LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS OFF SE FLORIDA COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N HALF LATE SUN. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST FAR NORTHERN WATERS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 75W LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....HIGHEST TO THE N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT ...HIGHEST TO THE N. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA