000 FZNT23 KNHC 220246 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N62W TO THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PART OF THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AND MOVE OVER THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .MON...E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST ATLC PASSAGES IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 13N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N W OF 62W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT...27N65W TO 22N77W SAT...24N65W TO 21N74W SAT NIGHT...AND BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W TUE AND WEAKENS FROM 31N68W TO S FLORIDA WED. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF COLD FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT NW 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI