000 FZNT23 KNHC 240236 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA W TO NEAR 21N83W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON MORNING. LOW PRES OVER THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN CENTERED JUST N OF PANAMA WILL DRIFT W THROUGH WED WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TUE THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE AREA THU AND FRI. AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 81W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 81W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INTO WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 64W AND 69W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 71W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 67W...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 67W IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 17N E OF 57W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N W OF 60W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 9N... AND FROM 14N TO 18N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 60W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO ACROSS E CUBA WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO 25N80W TUE AFTERNOON ...FROM 31N65W TO 26N66W BY WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 79W MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE