000 FZNT23 KNHC 131434 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA EXTENDS SW TO NEAR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. A FRONTAL TROUGH TO THE E OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE BAHAMAS THROUGH E CUBA AND THE W COAST OF JAMAICA THEN INTO THE SW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE 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. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 KT ALONG THE NICARAGUA COAST...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 69W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 61W SE TO S WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SE TO S WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 16N 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. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL BEGIN TO SLOW ITS FORWARD PROGRESS. A FRONTAL TROUGH LOCATED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO THE EXTREME SE BAHAMAS AND ACROSS E CUBA WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY FRONT AND MERGE INTO ONE BOUNDARY BY SAT. THE NEW MERGED FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM 31N70W TO VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE INTO SAT...AND BEGIN TO MOVE E SAT AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE PORTION SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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 12 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 STRIPLING/AL