000 FZNT23 KNHC 292119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU MORNING THEN STALLS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS BY FRI MORNING. TRADE WINDS STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU AS ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 85W MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU ...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N MON AND TUE. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 21N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT STALLING ALONG 29N TUE NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT NE AS A WARM FRONT WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT...MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WED NIGHT. THIS FRONT REACHES FROM 31N69W TO 23N80W BY LATE THU...AND FROM 31N65W TO 22N77W BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W WED THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 23N E OF 70W IN N SWELL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N E OF 70W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N E OF 68W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THU EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN