000 FZNT23 KNHC 281436 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W SAT NIGHT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 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. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TOADY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 65W AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 67W. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .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. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON EVENING...AND WEAKEN FROM 31N68W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W LATE SUN INTO MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 20 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT. 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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE SUN INTO MON MORNING BETWEEN 72W AND 77W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON E OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT EARLY...THEN 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL LATE SUN...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL LATE MON. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N MON DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON. 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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....HIGHEST N. SEAS 9 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 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/AGUIRRE