000 FZNT23 KNHC 190304 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 17N86W LIES ON A TROUGH ALONG 86W OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE FRI. 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. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 83W. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT N OF 18N. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 19N E OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 65W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 65W. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 68W AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE 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. S OF 17N 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. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO 27N78W TO 25N81W WILL BE REINFORCED TONIGHT AND ACCELERATE EASTWARD. THIS COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM 25N65W TO 22N80W FRI EVENING AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER S WATERS. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 5 TO 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 9 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 NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT E OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 7 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