000 FZNT23 KNHC 132131 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR 18N82W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH TO THE E OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JAMAICA AND SW TO NEAR 13N81W. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THROUGH SAT...ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON THEN POSSIBLY INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH TO 87W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF LINE FROM 21N78W TO 14N83W TO 16N87W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E AND SE PARTS. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 81W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 69W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART SUN AND MON...AND NE PART TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 61W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N AND NW PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED..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...EXCEPT FROM 12N TO 16N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 25N72W...THEN STATIONARY TO 21N77W. A FRONTAL TROUGH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO THE EXTREME SE BAHAMAS AND ACROSS E CUBA. THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVERNIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO NEAR HISPANIOLA BY SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE AND TO JUST SE OF AREA WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 AND WED...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