000 FZNT23 KNHC 221515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA HAS DISSIPATED AND THE REMNANT TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH N PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE BY SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE W OF 80W OVERNIGHT WITH THE REMAINDER MOVING ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN AND MON. WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E BEHIND THE FRONT. NEXT FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT/WED BEFORE REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN. AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 21N W OF 85W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND 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...S OF 20N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 17N LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 9 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.S OF 10N N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .TUE...N OF 17N W OF 69W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 16N W OF 69W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SE OF TROUGH N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 19N E OF 59W. FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 24N75W TO N CUBA WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA SUN MORNING. 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 31N76W TO 29N81W TUE MORNING AND WEAKENS FROM 31N67W TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT E OF 78W AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 25N. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK