000 FZNT23 KNHC 170906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N84W SHOULD DRIFT SLOWLY SE TODAY AND STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NORTHERN NICARAGUA EARLY TUE. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SURGING THROUGH THE GULF WATERS TUE WILL MERGE WITH THE MAIN FRONT AND PUSH A CONSOLIDATED FRONT TO A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-SOUTHERN NICARAGUA LINE EARLY WED. BY EARLY THU...THE FRONT WILL ESSENTIALLY STALL FROM 22N62 THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE TO NORTHERN PANAMA AND EDGE THROUGH PUERTO RICO BY FRI. AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE MORNING THEN REBUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TUE AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LAT TUE. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE AND 6 TO 10 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20 N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 82W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ALL AREAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N E OF 82W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 82W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 82W LATE. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W HALF DIMINISHING. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE AND 20 TO 30 KT WED AND SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MONA PASSAGE AND PASSAGES SURROUNDING VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 13N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W THIS MORNING WILL STALL FROM 29N65W TO 20N74W THIS EVENING BUT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN TUE AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT CATCHES UP WITH IT TUE. THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT WILL LIE FROM 28N65W TO 20N70W TUE EVENING AND THEN PUSH TO THE EXTREME SE PART OF THE AREA WED EVENING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA AND WEAKENING FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO 29N81W FRI MORNING AND 31N68W TO SE FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 9 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N AND 29N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MAIN FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT 8 IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN GULF STREAM. S OF 27N BETWEEN MAIN FRONT AND SECOND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN MAIN FRONT AND SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MAIN FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NW OF CONSOLIDATED FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 73W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT E OF 73W IN NW SWELL AND SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 73W LATE. S OF 25N NW OF CONSOLIDATED FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT IN GULF STREAM SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 26N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE EXCEPT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW OF THIRD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W TO NW BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN