000 FZNT23 KNHC 282109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO BELIZE LATE THU. TRADE WINDS STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N OVER THE CENTRAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW HALF. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 13N MON AND TUE. .WED...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 21N75W WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AND MON SHIFTING S TO ALONG 27N TUE AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST BY MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE TUE AND LIFT NE OF AREA AS A WARM FRONT WED WITH INCREASING S WINDS. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WED NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST FAR NE PORTION. N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB