000 FZNT23 KNHC 230249 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN BY WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES E THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN TO 21N78W TO 16N87W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF CUBA. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART WED. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED INTO THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 12N AND E SWELL S OF 12N. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N MON AND TUE. .FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION BY MORNING THEN EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N73W TO SEBASTIAN INLET...FL BY TUE MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. LOW PRES WILL THEN MOVE NE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CUBAN COAST NEAR 80W BY THU EVENING AND FROM 31N68W TO 21N76W FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS TO 67W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 FT W PART THU. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER