000 FZNT23 KNHC 140328 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 13 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR 18N82W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH E OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JAMAICA AND SW TO NEAR 13N81W. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THROUGH SAT...ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON WHILE DISSIPATING AND POSSIBLY INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH TO 87W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF LINE FROM 21N78W TO 14N83W TO 16N87W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E AND SE PARTS. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 81W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 69W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART SUN AND MON...AND NE PART TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT N OF 17N W OF 58W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 14N TO 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N AND NW PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SE TO S WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON THROUGH WED..N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 12N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 25N72W...THEN STATIONARY TO 21N77W. A FRONTAL TROUGH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO THE EXTREME SE BAHAMAS AND ACROSS E CUBA. THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVERNIGHT INTO SAT AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO NEAR HISPANIOLA BY SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE AND TO JUST SE OF AREA WED. WEAKENING LOW PRES WILL DROP SE INTO THE NE PORTION SUN...THEN TRACK SE TO NEAR 26N65W BY LATE TUE BEFORE EXITING THE AREA. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 79W 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 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 69W. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 69W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW E PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 71W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT WED...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N. E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION NEAR LOW. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE