000 FZNT23 KNHC 202112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS ENTERING THE NW CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WHILE THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT IS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL PUSH SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN AS STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD INCREASING THE NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME WED AS THE PARENT ATLC HIGH SHIFTS SE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT AND S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 85W 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 19N E OF 81W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N E OF 85W. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 82W. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 65W. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 68W. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 61W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E 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. .THU...N OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 09N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH CENTER WILL DROP SE ACROSS THE FAR NE PORTION TUE THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA BY WED...WEAKENING THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 78W BETWEEN 22N AND 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 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. 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. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER