000 FZNT23 KNHC 180224 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 68W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE BECOMING ABSORBED IN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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 EARLY. S OF 20N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .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. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W N OF 12N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .FRI...N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROPICAL WAVE BETWEEN 13N AND 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT OVER NW WATERS AND S OF 14N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 13N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT OVER N WATERS AND S OF 14N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO E CUBA WILL BE STATIONARY THROUGH MID DAY TUE...THEN MERGE TUE WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. THIS SECONDARY FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W TUE MORNING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO 20N69W 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 THU EVENING AND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND TO 30 KT NEAR FAR E CUBA COAST. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FL. E OF FRONT S OF 23N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NW OF MAIN FRONT S OF 26N WITHIN 150 NM N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN MAIN FRONT AND SECOND FRONT S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N BETWEEN MAIN FRONT AND SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MAIN FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF MERGED FRONT N OF 28N E OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF MERGED FRONT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF MERGED FRONT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS S OF 27N...10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...NW OF THIRD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 25N AND 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .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