000 FZNT23 KNHC 170854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK AND BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE E 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. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BRIEFLY 15 TO 20 KT CENTRAL SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EARLY THU EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 15N E OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. 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. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A PERSISTENT 1008 MB LOW PRES CENTER WAS NEAR 26.5N67W WITH FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO THE NW COAST OF PUERTO RICO. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE NE AND OUT OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH DRIFTING E-SE THROUGH THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRES WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...AND PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO FAR N PORTIONS OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TODAY...W OF 72 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BETWEEN 72W AND 66W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 66W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH 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. SE OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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. .SAT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W AND NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 75W AND SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING