000 FZNT23 KNHC 151445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT VICINITY OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT MON. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 WINDS 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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1007 MB LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 32N68W MOVING SLOWLY SE...WITH OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM 30N61W N COAST OF HISPANIOLA NEAR 19N70W. LOW TO MOVE SE THROUGH TODAY THEN S MON AND BECOME SOMEWHAT STATIONARY WED...WHILE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REACHES 30N62W TO MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT...30N60W TO E PUERTO RICO MON EVENING THEN DRIFTS SE TO VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE EVENING BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU AND PUSH A LINGERING COLD FRONT S ACROSS E PORTIONS. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 70W NW TO W WINDS 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. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO W 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/AL