000 FZNT23 KNHC 191500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON AS THE HIGH MOVES NORTH. BROAD TROUGHING CONTINUES OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGHING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA BETWEEN 70W AND 72W THROUGH FRI WHILE A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NW PORTION OF AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MON AS LOW PRES MOVES NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS N FLORIDA AND NE TO ALONG THE SE U.S COAST MON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N77W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 70W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR