000 FZNT23 KNHC 252117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 11N83W 1008 MB WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AND BEGIN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL ALSO WEAKEN THROUGH...ALLOWING TRADES TO SLACKEN OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 19N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT S OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 84W SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AFTERNOON. S OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED EXCEPT NW TO N NEAR SHORE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. S OF 11N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY FRI EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W LATE SUN. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SOUTH AMERICAN COAST. .WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FRI AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM 15N TO 20N SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W SHOULD MOVE TO 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED MORNING THEN TO 28N65W TO SE CUBA WED NIGHT AND FROM 25N65W TO SE CUBA THU EVENING BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG 27N SHOULD QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NE WATERS FRI...AS A NEW COLD FRONT NEAR THE SE U.S. COAST LATE FRI. THE FRONT SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN N OF THE AREA UNTIL SUN MORNING...WHEN IT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W AND THEN 31N72W TO S FLORIDA LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W FRI AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W AND E TO SE WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN