000 FZNT26 KNHC 181506 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM 21N83W TO NE NICARAGUA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE GREATER ANTILLES FRI THROUGH SAT REACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...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...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 70W. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N THIS AFTERNOON. .SAT...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 NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 09N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA TONIGHT AND WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND E TO W ALONG THE SE PORTION SAT AND WEAKEN SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 77W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$