000 FZNT23 KNHC 220253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN SOME MON THROUGH WED AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD. MEANWHILE...BROAD TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT MAY NEAR THE FAR NW PORTION THU. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART WED AND THU. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 78W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED INTO THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 69W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N..AND S OF 13N E OF 68W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N70W SW TO 26N75W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION MON THROUGH THU. 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 BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. LOW PRES WILL THEN MOVE NE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO W CUBA BY THU EVENING. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF THROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E OF 70W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. E OF FRONT TO 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE