000 FZNT23 KNHC 030851 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT LEADING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT...WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE N AND NW. AN AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NW THROUGH THE WEEK AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND STALLS OUT NEAR THE NW CARIBBEAN. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 16N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS LEE OF CUBA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...N OF 19N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 79W FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 79W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 79W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 12N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. N OF 13N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 10N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND THEN 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 15 N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND THEN 5 TO 7 FT WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE THU. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO NEAR MELBOURNE FL WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED...AS A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ARRIVES. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY THU. HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE SE U.S. THU AND A STRONGER NORTHERLY SURGE WILL MOVE DOWN FROM THE N OVER THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH FRI WITH BUILDING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVING BY LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY