000 FZNT25 KNHC 181516 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E TONIGHT...AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO INLAND NE FL RAPIDLY MOVES SE AND MERGES WITH IT LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HAITI WED MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE NW WATERS THU...AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO S FL FRI MORNING...FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE SE WATERS LATE FRI AND SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE FROM THE EASTERN U.S. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF STATIONARY FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA E OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. ELSEWHERE NW OF STATIONARY TO SECOND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM NW OF STATIONARY FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF MERGED FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N...AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT NW WATERS EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW OF THIRD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NE PART OF THE GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO HOUSTON TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN EXIT THE GULF TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NE PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S PART. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE CUBA TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA WILL MERGE WITH A FAST-MOVING SECONDARY FRONT SWEEPING INTO THE CARIBBEAN SEA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WED MORNING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TO NORTHERN COSTA RICA TUE EVENING...FROM THE 22N61W THROUGH MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 22N58W TO S OF PUERTO RICO TO 15N78W TO NORTHERN PANAMA BY THU NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA FRI AND SAT. AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 16N. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N ...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 16N. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N ...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. $$