000 FZNT23 KNHC 151516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND PUSH SE TO 22N59W TO THE NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA BORDER LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 86W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TO 23N81W TONIGHT...28N65W TO 22N79W LATE FRI... THEN WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY SUN...EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO E CUBA LATE SUN...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 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 3 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...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...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 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 NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 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 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. 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 EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT WITH 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 FAR 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 PRV