000 FZNT23 KNHC 192113 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 85W BECOMING ISOLATED SUN. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT AND S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 19N E OF 81W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E OF 80W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 65W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 65W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. .WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 63W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 63W. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 1 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 9N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 9N TO 16N W OF 56W. .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 N SWELL SAT NIGHT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 9N TO 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 9N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 22N79W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SE PORTION BY SAT AND TO JUST SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA AND IN CENTRAL BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 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 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN THROUGH 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 S OF 24N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N 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. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 77W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT W OF 77W 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 71W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER