000 FZNT23 KNHC 232119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA W TO NEAR 21N85W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TUE THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE AREA THU AND FRI. AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 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 THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT...N OF 18N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 70W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 64W AND 69W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 69W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO ACROSS E CUBA WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA MON NIGHT INTO TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY TUESDAY. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM 31N72W TO 25N80W TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 31N65W TO 26N66W BY WED AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE PART LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE