000 FZNT23 KNHC 080849 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 30N60W TODAY WILL DRIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT WITH GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED AS A POLAR HIGH BUILDS OVER THE NW CARIB. THE POLAR HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST LATE THU AND FRI WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING E OVER ATLC WATERS TO NEAR 18N60W LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FEW SHOWERS NW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .TODAY...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .TODAY...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF A COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC RIDGE AXIS ALONG 26N TODAY WEAKENING TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FL COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW BAHAMAS TUE AND TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED. A POLAR AIRMASS WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE COLD FRONT WITH GUSTY NLY WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THU AS THE CENTER OF THE AIRMASS MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY E FRI MAINTAINING STRONG GUSTY NE AND E WINDS OVER THE REGION. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST MON JAN 08 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER RRG