000 FZNT23 KNHC 200902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-201520- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK. LARGE SWELL WILL PUSH INTO THE WATERS E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BEHIND A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH BY WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-201520- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-201520- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201520- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N W OF 66W AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N W OF 66W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES N OF 15N FRI SUBSIDING SAT. $$ AMZ087-201520- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N N TO NE 10 TO 15 WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL THU. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-201520- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT PUSHES SE OVER THE WATERS GENERALLY W OF 75W TODAY...ON THE SE PERIPHERY OF HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS N OF THE BAHAMAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THU...AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT EMERGES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST BY THU NIGHT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W FRI...THEN STALLS ALONG 27N SAT. $$ AMZ080-201520- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SW OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN