000 FZNT23 KNHC 150906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE SOUTHERN END OF AN OLD AND WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND REACH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BY TUE EVENING. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A WEAK AND BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. A WEAK SFC RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BE REINFORCED LATE IN THE WEEK. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT VICINITY OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MERGING E...NW...AND NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE S OF 12N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE N OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1005 MB LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 32N69W MOVING SLOWLY SE...WITH OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM 30N63W TO 26N63W TO N COAST OF HISPANIOLA NEAR 19N71W. LOW TO MOVE SE THROUGH MON THEN S TUE AND BECOME SOMEWHAT STATIONARY WED... WHILE FRONTAL REACHES 30N62W TO MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT...30N60W TO E PUERTO RICO MON EVENING THEN DRIFTS SE TO VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE EVENING BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU AND PUSH A LINGERING COLD FRONT S ACROSS E PORTIONS. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 70W NW TO W WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING