000 FZNT23 KNHC 260340 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL GET A REINFORCING PUSH TOMORROW AS IT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN...BRINGING STRONG N WINDS TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY FRI MORNING...THEN WILL STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA BY EARLY SAT...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE BY SUN. $$ AMZ082-260930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-260930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-260930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-260930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BECOME ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY THU. THE MERGED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY SAT BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA BY MON. $$ AMZ080-260930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN