000 FZNT23 KNHC 300855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NEAR 28N63W SHOULD SHIFT E...CAUSING TRADES TO INCREASE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 21N78W TO 15N84W MON EVENING AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH 15N81W TO COSTA RICA TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN WEAKENING WED BUT MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT WED AND LIE FROM 16N86W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. BROAD...ENHANCED RIDGE WILL DOMINATE N OF THE AREA OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WED AND THU. AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. 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 IN N SWELL 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 W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 8W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 66W SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TUE THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON AND 7 TO 11 FT TUE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL WED SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE THU. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N59W WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING E TODAY. A FRONT N OF THE AREA WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS THIS EVENING AND LIE FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W AND ADVANCE TO 31N72W TO 22N77W MON EVENING AND FROM 31N68W TO 20N74W TUE EVENING...WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT WED...LYING FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA AND DISSIPATE THU. A SOUTHERLY GALE IS LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MON. HIGH PRES ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WED SHOULD BEGIN SHIFTING E WED NIGHT AND THU...AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NW. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT W OF 78W AND 10 TO 16 FT E OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 73W. 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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. .THU...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA