000 FZNT23 KNHC 291501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH WED...IN ADVANCE OF A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS MON...E CUBA TO NICARAGUA MON NIGHT...AND STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA TUE AND WED. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH WED. AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 83W 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 NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. 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. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM 11N TO 18N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON AND 7 TO 11 FT TUE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT N OF THE AREA WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVE AND MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SUN EVENING... REACHING FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W SUN NIGHT...FROM 31N74W TO 23N80W MON...FROM 31N70W TO 21N76W MON NIGHT...FROM 31N68W TO 20N74W TUE NIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W 25N69W WED. SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W LATE SUN AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND EXCEPT S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W LATE. 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. 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/CANGIALOSI