000 FZNT23 KNHC 200916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 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. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT AND S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 19N E OF 81W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 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 TONIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. .WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 63W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 63W. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 22N77W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N 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 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. 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 CHRISTENSEN