000 FZNT23 KNHC 160900 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM SE CUBA TO 15N85W THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM EXTREME SE CUBA TO 15N84W MON EVENING. MEANWHILE A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF WATERS TUE WILL MERGE WITH THE MAIN FRONT AND SHIFT IT HAITI TO CENTRAL NICARAGUA TUE EVENING AND FROM THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA WED EVENING WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THU. AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N TUE. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN AFTERNOON...3 TO 5 FT MON...AND 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... HIGHEST E OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED AND THEN 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT LATE WED. N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL WED. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EARLY WED THEN 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED AND THU EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...FROM 11N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL THU. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N79W EARLY THIS MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO 21N76W THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 28N65W TO 20N74W MON EVENING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W EARLY TUE MORNING...31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AFTERNOON...AND THEN MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT EARLY WED. THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT WILL LIE FROM 27N65W TO HAITI TUE EVENING AND 22N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WED EVENING ...AND 20N65W TO EASTERN TIP OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THU EVENING. A THIRD COLD FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS THU EVENING AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 29N81W EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 74W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 3O KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT...HIGHEST WINDS N...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF SECONDARY FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MAIN FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF FIRST FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND FRONTS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF SECOND FRONT. NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT E OF 74W AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 74W LATE. N OF 24N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FIRST FRONT. .WED...NW OF CONSOLIDATED FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N...NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N E OF 75W...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 25N E OF 80W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE THEN 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 74W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 74W LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF NEXT COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN