000 FZNT23 KNHC 200902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF AREA AND BROAD TROUGH OVER THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 86W 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN 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...AND FROM 31N72W TO 26N76W TUE. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 73W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING S TO SW SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 25N SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL