000 FZNT23 KNHC 020328 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT LEADING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A DISSIPATING FRONT BOUNDARY EXTENDED ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS JUST N OF BOTH THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND THE BAHAMAS...AND WILL DRIFT W TO SW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL DOMINATING THE W ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY WED. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W OF 82W VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT THOUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN LARGE N TO NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT S OF 14N SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL S OF 14N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 13N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS FRI. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 17N EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NEAR BERMUDA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH TONIGHT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT STALLING OFF THE N CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT EXTENDED FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W THIS EVENING ...AND WILL STALL FROM 31N77W THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EAST TUE...BUT IT WILL STALL AGAIN FROM 31N69W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY WED...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE BY THU. LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DECAY BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO 3 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING