000 FZNT23 KNHC 140909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA ACROSS W COAST OF JAMAICA TO NEAR 12N83W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE E...REACHING THE MONA PASSAGE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO MONDAY EVENING...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE TUE. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE OVERNIGHT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E AND SE PARTS. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 82W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PORTIONS. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS TO 5 FT THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGE IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 20N SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED..N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT NW PORTIONS WED. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 12N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA NEAR 20N76W WILL MOVE GRADUALLY E AND ACROSS FAR E PORTIONS OF THE AREA TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT...ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO MONDAY EVENING. WEAKENING LOW PRES WILL DROP SE INTO THE NE PORTION SUN...THEN TRACK SE TO NEAR 25N67W BY LATE MON...THEN EXIT THE AREA TO THE NE LATE TUE THROUGH WED. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 73W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 71W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT WED...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N. E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION NEAR LOW. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING