000 FZNT23 KNHC 230257 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT FROM THE BAHAMAS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WITH BEGIN TO DISSIPATE W OF 80W OVERNIGHT WITH THE REMAINDER MOVING ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN AND MON. HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E BEHIND THE FRONT ALLOWING THE STRONG WINDS TO RELAX. NEXT FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AND WED BEFORE REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN. AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. 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 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 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 11 FT W OF 72W IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 67W. .TUE...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 67W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 67W IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 15N IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 22N79W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA SUN. 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 31N75W TO 29N81W TUE AFTERNOON...31N68W TO 24N74W WED...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI