000 FZNT23 KNHC 031454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 10N82W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NW OR N TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW MAY MOVE ALONG OR INLAND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST THU OR FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S TO JUST N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE LOW WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO AFFECTED WATERS. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT...WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE N AND NW. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING TONIGHT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 80W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 80W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THU. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT FAR S PORTION BETWEEN 80W AND 82W E TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 270 NM N OF LOW E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT . WITHIN 240 NM E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 150 NM W OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 13N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. N OF 13N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 10N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND THEN 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 15 N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND THEN 5 TO 7 FT WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE THU. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N73W TO NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED...AS A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ARRIVES. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY THU. HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE SE U.S. THU AND A STRONGER NORTHERLY SURGE WILL MOVE DOWN FROM THE N OVER THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH FRI WITH BUILDING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVING BY LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N 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 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 FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL/JA