000 FZNT23 KNHC 210901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 16N75W TO PANAMA WILL STALL AND WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND MOVE PAST THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC MONDAY AND TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS 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. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY...N OF 10N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT NW OF FRONT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 12N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 12N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 17N IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 15N IN N SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 20N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN TODAY. SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EARLY TODAY WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SATURDAY AND 24N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SUNDAY MORNING THEN EAST OF THE AREA MONDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TUESDAY AND EXTEND FRONT 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TUESDAY. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 28N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL