000 FZNT23 KNHC 100313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N58W TO LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN WED...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA LATE THU...BEFORE STALLING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA FRI AND BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 BUILDING 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. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N W OF 60W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO NE FLORIDA WED NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE REACHING FROM 31N68W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 09 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BY 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 AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN