000 FZNT23 KNHC 181500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM 21N83W TO NE NICARAGUA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE GREATER ANTILLES FRI THROUGH SAT REACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 83W FRI AND SAT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N THIS AFTERNOON. .SAT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 09N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA TONIGHT AND WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND E TO W ALONG THE SE PORTION SAT AND WEAKEN SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 77W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR