000 FZNT23 KNHC 211501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 16N75W TO PANAMA WILL STALL AND WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT OVER THE CARIBBEAN...WITH THE LEADING EDGE WEAKENING AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE BY SUN. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND MOVE N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SUN AND MON...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20 N. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN NE SWELL...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 84W SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 10N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 16N SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 12N AND 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT NW OF FRONT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 12N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 12N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 17N IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 15N IN N SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 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 FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SATURDAY MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE MOVING W OF THE AREA BY SUN. 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 31N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TUESDAY. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT AND 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE PART EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 28N TO 23N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 28N AND 23N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 24N AND 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 22N AND 24N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT SE PART EARLY. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK