000 FZNT23 KNHC 220906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N66W THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PART OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THIS WEEKEND AND MOVE ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TODAY 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 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO SEAS 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 83W 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. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 66W 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. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TODAY...N OF 15N AND FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...FROM 14N TO 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW OF LINE FROM 22N60W TO 19N65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW OF LINE FROM 22N56W TO 18N63W. NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW OF LINE FROM 21N55W TO 18N65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. FROM 14N TO 21N55W 18N65W LINE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...FROM 13N TO 14N E OF 80W AND N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 13N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 26N7OW TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO CUBA NEAR 21N76W EARLY SUNDAY... THROUGH 20N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19N69W...BECOMING DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA DURING THE REST OF SUN AND INTO MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W TUE AND WEAKENS FROM 31N68W TO S FLORIDA WED. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT NW 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MT