000 FZNT23 KNHC 051509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN NEAR 13.5N81.5W WILL DRIFT N TO NEAR 14N82W LATE TODAY...15N82W LATE THU...16N82W LATE FRI...17N82W LATE SAT...18N82W LATE SUN. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW NORTHWARD TO 20N81W. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN. AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 84W...MORE CONCENTRATED BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 180 NM E QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 79W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 85W. .SAT...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 78W AND 84W. .SUN...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SW AND 140 NM NE SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 78W AND 84W. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 81W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 14N W OF 81W. SCATTERED TSTMS NW HALF. .FRI...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 80W N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W N OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W WATERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE 10 KT OR LESS NW WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 17N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW N OF AREA HAS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM IT TO 31N68W TO 27N65W. THE WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT N WITH ASSOCIATED STRONG WINDS MOVING OUT OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SAME LOW TO 31N72W TO 22N75W WILL MOVE E ALONG...31N68W 22N76W THU MORNING...31N65W 22N75W FRI MORNING. THE REMAINS OF THE FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT N TO 25N70W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS SAT MORNING AND FROM 26N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN MORNING. MEANWHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W SUN MORNING AND 31N74W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 26N W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF COLD FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. E OF COLD FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR