000 FZNT23 KNHC 091459 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL N ATLC FRONT FROM 22N58W TO 18N63W MOVES NW OF AREA BY TUE. COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND EXTENDS FROM W CUBA TO HONDURAS LATE WED AND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SRN NICARAGUA LATE THU AND STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA LATE FRI. NLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE NIGHT AND 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. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .THU AND FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA TUE THEN MOVES E WED. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO NE FLORIDA LATE WED AND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE THU FROM 31N67W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .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 15 TO 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. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED AND SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 71W LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. 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 DGS/COBB