000 FZNT23 KNHC 032120 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 10N82W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NW OR N TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST THU AND FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS JUST N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS THROUGH WED NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE N AND NW. MEANWHILE...A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND OUT OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 80W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 80W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR S PORTION BETWEEN 80W AND 82W E TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 270 NM N OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT . 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 NIGHT...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. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 13N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. .SUN...N OF 13N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. S OF 15 N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N72W TO PALM BEACH...FL WILL SHIFT E AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED THROUGH THU BEFORE A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ARRIVES. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E...STALL OVER SE WATERS FRI...AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE REINFORCING SURGE. BUILDING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVES BY LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 78W. 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. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 SAT. 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. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER