000 FZNT23 KNHC 200834 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM W HAITI TO 15N79W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 10N80W WILL STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER REINFORCING FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AND ENTER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E IN ITS WAKE KEEPING WINDS MODERATE TO STRONG FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. .SUN...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 84 NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN NE SWELL...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE 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 LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 71W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT NW OF FRONT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...FROM 13N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE MAINLY E OF THE AREA AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W FRI...31N67W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...28N65W TO BAHAMAS SAT...24N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SUN AND MAINLY E OF THE AREA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TODAY...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT E OF 73W IN N SWELL AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 73W. FROM 26N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 28N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI