000 FZNT23 KNHC 172117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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 WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT PASSING THROUGH N WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 67W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE BECOMING ABSORBED IN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...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 NIGHT AND THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT HIGHEST W PART. S OF 19N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .FRI...N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NORTHERN PASSAGES W OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 13N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO E CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N62W TO 21N76W TUE MORNING...THEN MERGE TUE WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N60W TO 21N73W WED MORNING...THEN PUSH TO THE EXTREME SE PART OF THE AREA WED EVENING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA AND WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE...AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO 29N81W FRI MORNING AND FROM 31N68W TO SE FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .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 NW TO N 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. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W FROM 24N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK