000 FZNT23 KNHC 040853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN ELY TRADES THROUGH MON. STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO 26N75W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY TONIGHT...AHEAD OF A REINFORCING COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE SE COAST. THE ONCOMING REINFORCING WILL MERGE WITH EXISTING FRONT LATE MON....AND EXTEND FROM 31N55W TO 26N65W THEN STATIONARY AND DIFFUSE THROUGH CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES AXIS ALONG 29N. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. BETWEEN FRONT AND 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 75W TO FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN FRONT AND 28N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 74W TO FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. AREAS OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W...6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND 77W...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 28N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 77W AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 73W. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. FROM 24N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN