000 FZNT23 KNHC 201442 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN AS STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD INCREASE THE NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE... THEN DECREASE SOME WED AS THE PARENT ATLC HIGH SHIFTS SE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 86W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N AND BETWEEN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND JAMAICA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 85W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT AND S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 19N E OF 81W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF LINE FROM 21N83W TO 15N78W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 80W TONIGHT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 77W 4 TO 6 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .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. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 17N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W...AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW OF LINE FROM 19N55W TO 16N62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW OF LINE FROM 16N55W TO 14N61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 11N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS ...THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH CENTER WILL DROP SE ACROSS THE FAR NE PORTION TUE THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY WED LESSENING THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 72W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 24N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER SE PORTION .TUE...N OF 27N WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT N OF 29N BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE