000 FZNT23 KNHC 090232 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AS IDA MOVES N. NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES MON THROUGH WED...WITH A SECOND SET OF LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVING THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS E OF 78W. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ON FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MONDAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING E TO SE AND W OF 69W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .THU AND FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL INCREASING BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT NW PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 60N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 60N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT NW PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N46W TO 26N52W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED AND FROM 31N74W TO EASTERN CUBA THU BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE ON FRI. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT AND WED AND SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT AND WED. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 71W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED AND BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 27 N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E PORTION S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N. W PORTION W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT S OF 25N 10 TO 14 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AL