000 FZNT23 KNHC 280301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL SHIFT E AND REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA BY EARLY SAT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA SUN AND MON...MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...DIMINISHING TUE AND WED AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 83W SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W TODAY. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 13N MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL EXTEND FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE BY LATE SAT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT SHIFTS SE OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SUN AND MON SHIFTING S TO ALONG 27N TUE AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE TUE...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT ON WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE COAST WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN