000 FZNT23 KNHC 181601 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 CORRECTED NW CARIBBEAN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE CUBA TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA WILL MERGE WITH A FAST-MOVING SECONDARY FRONT SWEEPING INTO THE CARIBBEAN SEA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WED MORNING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TO NORTHERN COSTA RICA TUE EVENING...FROM THE 22N61W THROUGH MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 22N58W TO S OF PUERTO RICO TO 15N78W TO NORTHERN PANAMA BY THU NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA FRI AND SAT. AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W...CORRECTED 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 16N. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N ...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 80W...AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 80W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 80W BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 11N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 09N TO 14N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E TONIGHT...AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO INLAND NE FL RAPIDLY MOVES SE AND MERGES WITH IT LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HAITI DURING WED MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE NW WATERS THU...AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO S FL FRI MORNING...FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE SE WATERS LATE FRI AND SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE FROM THE EASTERN U.S. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF STATIONARY FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA E OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. ELSEWHERE NW OF STATIONARY FRONT TO COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM NW OF STATIONARY FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF MERGED FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N...AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT NW WATERS EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW OF THIRD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE