000 FZNT23 KNHC 190300 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE CUBA TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA WILL MERGE WITH A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPING INTO THE CARIBBEAN SEA WED MORNING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HAITI TO NORTHERN COSTA RICA WED NIGHT AND STALL FROM HAITI TO 10N82W THROUGH FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S OF 16N. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .SUN...S OF 20N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN NE SWELL AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 81W IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW WATERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE OF LINE FROM 16N62W TO 12N69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THU. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...FROM 15N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM 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 31N69W TO SOUTH FL RAPIDLY MOVES SE AND MERGES WITH IT BY WED MORNING FROM 27N65W TO HAITI. 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. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N BETWEEN STATIONARY FRONT AND COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT W TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF STATIONARY FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF MERGED FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N...AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT NW WATERS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 23N W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI