000 FZNT23 KNHC 170310 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WITH SURFACE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM 16N84W TO 13N78W WILL SLOWLY MOVE WNW AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT INTO THU...AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE EARLY SAT THROUGH SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH INCREASING NE WINDS. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED E OF 85W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...NE OF TROUGH AXIS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW OF TROUGH TO 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF THE TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE OF TROUGH AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF TROUGH AXIS TO 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY OVER W PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF LINE FROM 18N73W TO 15N71W TO 12N69W. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W AND INCREASING TO NE 20 KT THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT N OF 17N 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N THROUGH WED NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHES INTO THE NW PORTION EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY WED NIGHT...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 24N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE FRI...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE JUST SE OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N NW 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE