000 FZNT23 KNHC 150831 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI MORNING AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI AFTERNOON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS ON SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT FROM 22N61W TO PUERTO RICO TO THE NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA BORDER ON MON. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...29N65W TO 23N81W TONIGHT...28N65W TO 22N79W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY SUN EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. .FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER BERG