000 FZNT23 KNHC 190912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA AND BROAD TROUGH OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY 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 NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N62W TO 25N65W TO 21N69W WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MON AS LOW PRES MOVES NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS N FLORIDA AND NE TO ALONG THE SE U.S COAST MON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. .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. .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 LL