000 FZNT23 KNHC 210309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 16N75W TO PANAMA WILL STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER REINFORCING FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AND SKIRT THE N WATERS OF THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E IN ITS WAKE FRI THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD KEEPING WINDS MODERATE TO STRONG. AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND MON...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 10N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL NE WATERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT NW OF FRONT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 12N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 12N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 17N IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 15N IN N SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE SE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE MAINLY E OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 29N80W FRI MORNING...31N71W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT...24N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SUN MORNING AND MAINLY E OF THE AREA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 72W AND 9 TO 12 FT E OF 72W IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT AND 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. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI