000 FZNT23 KNHC 022124 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT LEADING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. MEANWHILE LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL DOMINATING THE W ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 13N WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 69W TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 69W S OF 13N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL N OF 17N AND SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N78W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL STALL TODAY. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EAST ON TUE. IT WILL THEN STALL NEAR 31N68W EXTENDING TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY WED...THEN WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BY THU. HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE SE U.S. STATES THU AND A STRONGER NORTHERLY SURGE WILL MOVE DOWN FROM THE N OVER THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH FRI WITH BUILDING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVING BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON NOV 02 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 75W SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT ON WED NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...W OF LINE FROM 23N81W TO 31N65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING