000 FZNT23 KNHC 180908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE CUBA TO 15N82W AND THEN SOUTHWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN NICARAGUA SHOULD BEGIN MOVING AGAIN LATE TUE...AS A FAST-MOVING SECONDARY FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE GULF CATCHES UP TO IT. THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TO NORTHERN COSTA RICA TUE EVENING ...FROM THE 22N61W THROUGH MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED EVENING...AN THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 22N58W TO S OF PUERTO RICO TO 15N78W TO NORTHERN PANAMA THU EVENING. A THIRD COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH GULF FRI WILL USHER IN STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE BASIN SAT. AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W AND N OF 20N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 20N AND 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 20N. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 18N. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 K.T SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 80W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT AREA WIDE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 80W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 80W BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 11N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT FRI INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 09N TO 14N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO SE CUBA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE THIS EVENING...AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS THIS MORNING DIVES SE AND MERGES WITH IT. THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 28N65W TO HAITI TUE EVENING...21N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE WED EVENING AND SE OF THE AREA THU EVENING. A THIRD COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE NW WATERS LATE THU WILL LIE FROM 31N71W TO 28N81W FRI MORNING...31N66W TO 28N81W FRI EVENING BUT WILL BECOME ILL-DEFINED SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE FROM THE EASTERN U.S. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT NEAR GULF STREAM. S OF 26N NW OF MAIN FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF MAIN FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF MAIN FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG ALONG AND NEAR MAIN FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF MERGED FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT NW WATERS EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF THIRD FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 73W AND 13 TO 19 FT E OF 73W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AREA WIDE LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT NW OF THIRD FRONT LATE. .FRI...NW OF THIRD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 28 AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 25N LATE. AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN