000 FZNT23 KNHC 250902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS W CUBA AND THE THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS FRI THEN WEAKEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 15N85W BY SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING OVER HAITI. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF CUBA. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW OF FRONT NEAR YUCATAN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 16N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 16N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 31N77W TO NORTH FLORIDA WILL BECOME ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU NIGHT...FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SAT INTO SUN. STRONG NW FLOW WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART THU. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 70W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 75W AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OVER FAR SE WATERS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL