000 FZNT23 KNHC 240913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 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. AMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH 22N65W TO 21N70W WILL DISSIPATE GRADUALLY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LOW PRES OVER THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN CENTERED JUST N OF PANAMA WILL DRIFT W THROUGH WED WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. 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. AMZ082-240930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 WED...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-240930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INTO WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-240930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 71W. .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 TO 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. $$ AMZ087-240930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 60W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. $$ AMZ088-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO 21N70W GRADUALLY WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W TUE AFTERNOON ...FROM 31N67W TO 26N69W 23N74W BY WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-240930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 79W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATER TODAY. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MT