000 FZNT23 KNHC 200303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT LIES FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT 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. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT AND S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 19N E OF 81W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. .WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 63W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 63W. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT N OF 19N W OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N W OF 60W SAT NIGHT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N 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. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 22N77W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SE PORTION BY SAT AND TO JUST SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE W OF 79W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. 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 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. 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