Caribbean Sea Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT23 KNHC 202115
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 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.

AMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 16N79W 
TO PANAMA WILL STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER 
REINFORCING FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN 
THIS WEEKEND AND SKIRT THE N WATERS OF THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC 
MON AND TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E IN ITS WAKE FRI THROUGH 
THE END OF THE PERIOD KEEPING WINDS MODERATE TO STRONG.

AMZ082-202130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 
20N AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N.
.SUN...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN NE SWELL...AND 
5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N.
MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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AMZ084-202130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT S OF 10N 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-202130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL NE WATERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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AMZ087-202130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 
FT NW OF FRONT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. N OF 
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S 
OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 17N.

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AMZ088-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE CENTRAL DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC WILL MOVE MAINLY E OF THE AREA AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN 
TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE 
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 29N80W FRI MORNING...31N71W TO 
SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT...24N65W 
TO SE BAHAMAS SUN MORNING AND MAINLY E OF THE AREA MON. STRONG 
HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THE FRONT. 

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AMZ080-202130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
430 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N 
E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT 
LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 
9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...S OF 28N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
N OF 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS 
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI