000 FZNT23 KNHC 161501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK AND BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 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. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 29N66 WITH TROUGH FROM LOW TO 25N66W TO 22N73W. THE LOW WILL MOVE S TO 26N65W TUE EVENING WITH TROUGH DRIFTING E-SE AND STRETCHING FROM 25N60W TO MONA PASSAGE THEN BECOME STATIONARY WED AND MOVE E ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU AND PUSH A LINGERING COLD FRONT S ACROSS NE PORTIONS. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 SS/DGS