000 FZNT23 KNHC 130302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NORTHERN BELIZE WILL REACH FROM E CUBA TO COSTA RICA BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE WITH ONLY ITS NORTHERN PORTION REMAINING AS A TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT...ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON THEN POSSIBLY INTO THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND NE HONDURAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS. 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 81W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N N TO NE 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 TSTMS NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 69W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 61W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 15N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 10N...AND N OF 15N E OF 60W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO SE BAHAMAS AND E CUBA FRI MORNING AS IT BEGINS TO SLOW ITS FORWARD PROGRESS. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM 31N70W TO VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI EVENING INTO SAT...AND BEGIN TO MOVE E SAT AFTERNOON AS IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN EVENTUALLY BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE PORTION SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 26N E OF 60W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 75W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE