000 FZNT23 KNHC 182121 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 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. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N W OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT. NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N ...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COAST OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA. .WED THROUGH MON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT... NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR 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 FAR S PORTION NEAR CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 16N. .THU THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 58W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...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. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 26N66W WITH TROUGH SW TO NEAR 21N70W WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH THU MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT... THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION. AS ASSOCIATED LOW PRES MOVES NE ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SUN INTO MON...THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY EARLY MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E TO SE INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 3 T O 5 FT IN N SWELL N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT FAR E PART. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE