000 FZNT23 KNHC 172128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK AND BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE E CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA WED BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH THEN WEAKENS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N W OF 83W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TONIGHT... N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 14N. .WED THROUGH SUN...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 TO 6 TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 71W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 16N. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 56W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT AND VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. 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. .TH THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 27N66W WITH TROUGH SW TO NEAR 20N71W WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH WED AFTERNOON BEFORE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION FRI AND MOVE NE AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST E OF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 72W W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF LOW E OF 66W NE TO E AND SE TO S ELSEWHERE E OF LOW AND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT ELSEWHERE E OF 66W 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE T O E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF BAHAMAS...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .FRI...W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N CENTRAL PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...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 AGUIRRE