000 FZNT23 KNHC 170310 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 20N82W TO 16N87W ON THE N COAST OF HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN CUBA MON THROUGH WED WHILE ITS SOUTHERN END BECOMES STATIONARY OVER FAR EASTERN HONDURAS. MEANWHILE A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE GULF WATERS TUE AND WILL MERGE WITH THE MAIN FRONT AND SHIFT IT FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NICARAGUA WED MORNING AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN ON THU...WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE COLD FRONT PASSING EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL NW ATLC ZONE WED NIGHT THRU FRI. AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 84W.... .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N OF 19N W OF 82W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 19N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF CUBA. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S COAST OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 20N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 13N W OF 78W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .FRI...S OF 11N E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 74W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN N FACING ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N FACING ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 21N77W AT 0000 UTC WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W MON MORNING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N62W TO 20N74W TUE MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TO 31N73W TO 28N80W BY TUE MORNING WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT EARLY WED. THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N63W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WED MORNING AND MOVE OUT OF THE ZONE BY THU MORNING. AN ZONAL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG 28N BEHIND THE FRONT WED AND THU...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS N WATERS TO 31N68W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 25N AND 29N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MAIN FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN LEAD FRONT AND SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF LEAD FRONT S TO SW WINDS N OF 23N AND E TO SE WINDS S OF 23N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FIRST FRONT. .WED...NW OF CONSOLIDATED FRONT N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 11 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG CONSOLIDATED FRONT. .THU...W OF NEXT COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 7 TO 11 FT W OF 73W. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 73W LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 74W...5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK