000 FZNT23 KNHC 290913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E AND WEAKEN...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS BEGINNING LATE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM E CUBA TO NICARAGUA ALONG 21N77W TO 12N84W TUE NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY WED BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL AMERICA WED NIGHT. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM SUN THROUGH WED. AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W 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. SE OF FRONT 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 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 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 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 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. .WED...NW OF FRONT E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 11N SAT EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 11N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON AND 7 TO 11 FT TUE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG 27N SHOULD DROP TO ALONG 26N BEFORE HEADING E OF THE AREA TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUN. A STATIONARY FRONT DANGLING N OF THE AREA SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN EVENING...REACH 31N76W TO 27N80W SUNDAY NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO 21N76W MON NIGHT ...REACH FROM 31N68W TO 20N74W TUE NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W 25N69W WED. A BRIEF SOUTHERLY GALE EVENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT VERY LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON MORNING IS EXPECTED. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W LATE SUN INTO MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT...HEAVIEST N PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND THEN INCREASING TO SW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN 20 TO 25 KT W OF 77W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS ALONG FRONT...MOST NUMEROUS N PART. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N FROM FRONT TO 71W MON MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT W OF 70W AND 7 TO 11 FT E OF 70W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 27N W OF 77W...8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N E OF 77W TO FRONT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 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 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. .WED...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA