000 FZNT23 KNHC 151509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM SE CUBA TO 16N85W SUN EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 20N74W TO NE HONDURAS MON EVENING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO STRONG N WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FAR NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AND ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19N LATE...AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED. N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 14N E OF 64W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W...AND S OF 13N E OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON MORNING AND 4 TO 7 FT MON AFTERNOON. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. .WED...FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING...AND WEAKEN FROM 31N69W TO E CUBA SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 29N65W TO 20N74W BY MON EVENING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W BY TUE MORNING...AND FROM 31N67W TO THE STRAITS OF FL TUE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT FROM 28N65W TO HAITI TUE EVENING...AND FROM 22N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY WED EVENING. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW WATERS W OF SECONDARY FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .TUE...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. BETWEEN FIRST AND SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS W OF 77W. N OF 23N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF FIRST FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FIRST FRONT. .WED...WITHIN 240 NM N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE