000 FZNT23 KNHC 040859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 11N81W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO 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 ALONG 70W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE W CARIBBEAN BY THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF 12N W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF LOW. .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 4 TO 6 FT N OF 10N. 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE SUN. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NEAR THE SE FLORIDA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 31N61W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY EARLY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. STATES TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND SURGE IN PLACE OVER THE WATERS BY THU THROUGH SAT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E BY SUN WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT REMAINING IN PLACE. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 75W N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E 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 W OF 74W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W 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 9 TO 13 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 23N FRI NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 75W. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY