000 FZNT23 KNHC 040311 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 10N81W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NW OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE....REACHING 12N83W THU NIGHT AND THE NICARAGUAN COAST FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL YIELD LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY SUNRISE WILL PASS INTO THE AREA OF BROAD LOW PRES IN THE W CARIBBEAN BY THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT . ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 KT TO 20. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF LOW. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF 12N W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .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. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FROM 10N TO 16N E OF 57W. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 26N80W WILL SHIFT E AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED THROUGH THU BEFORE A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ARRIVES. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E...STALL OVER SE WATERS FRI...AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE REINFORCING SURGE. BUILDING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVES BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 29N W OF 79W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 77W N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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...N OF FRONT W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 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