000 FZNT23 KNHC 160845 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK AND BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK. A WEAK SFC RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BE REINFORCED LATE IN THE WEEK. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS. FROM 20N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 11N LATE THU. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1007 MB LOW PRES CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30N66.5W...WITH FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW CENTER THROUGH 30N62W TO NE COAST OF HISPANIOLA NEAR 19N69W NEARLY STATIONARY. THE LOW WILL MOVE S TO NEAR 26N65W TUE EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH DRIFTING E-SE AND STRETCHING FROM 25N60W TO MONA PASSAGE...THEN BECOME SOMEWHAT STATIONARY WED...THEN SHIFT E ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU AND PUSH A LINGERING COLD FRONT S ACROSS NE PORTIONS. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 70 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT 4 OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27W E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT S OF 25N E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS SE OF TROUGH FROM 26N66W TO 20N70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING