000 FZNT23 KNHC 190308 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN CUBA THU MORNING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER W CUBA THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKENS SAT THROUGH MON AS BROAD TROUGHING CONTINUES OVER THE S CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N... AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N W OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT. NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N ...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. .THU THROUGH MON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 67W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 67W 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 16N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .THU THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 FROM 10N TO 16N. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N 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. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N62W TO 25N65W TO 21N69W WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY THU EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MON AS LOW PRES MOVES NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS N FLORIDA AND NE TO ALONG THE SE U.S COAST MON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 68W. .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 TO 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 25N. .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 N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE