000 FZNT23 KNHC 202124 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE AREA WHILE BROAD TROUGHING CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N E OF 69W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF S AMERICA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF S AMERICA 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 15N...AND FAR NW PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N WED. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SAT EVENING... THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN... THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION MON THROUGH WED. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY MON...THEN EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N77W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY TUE MORNING...AND BECOMING STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 67W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 67W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION AND OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF THROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT TO 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE