000 FZNT23 KNHC 171445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AND MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT REACHING FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO FAR SW CARIBBEAN BY WED MORNING...AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO NORTHERN PANAMA THU BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI. AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. 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 WED NIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 82W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 82W LATE. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .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... WINDS SHIFTING TO 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 NE ATLC PASSAGES. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE THU. FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 13N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 29N65W TO 20N74W THIS EVENING... THEN MERGE TUE WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO 20N70W TUE EVENING...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 QUICKLY MOVE SE...AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO 29N81W FRI MORNING AND FROM 31N68W TO SE FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT FAR NW PART TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FIRST FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 SW OF BAHAMAS. 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 MERGED NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 73W AND TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 73W WED NIGHT. SEAS 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 MERGED FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT E OF FRONT ...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND INCREASING TO 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 WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 8 TO 10 FT LATE...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE