000 FZNT23 KNHC 182116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 17N85W LIES ON A TROUGH ALONG 85W OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE GREATER ANTILLES FRI THROUGH SAT REACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 83W. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 19N E OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 68W AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N E OF 59W TONIGHT AND FRI. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...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 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 27N78W TO 25N81W WILL BE REINFORCED FRI AND ACCELERATE EASTWARD. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 28N65W TO 23N81W FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE JUST SE OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE..N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER