000 FZNT23 KNHC 160908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 22N81W TO BELIZE THIS AFTERNOON THEN STALL FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL PUSH THE FRONT SE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA SUN THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 22N63W TO PUERTO RICO TO THE NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA BORDER MON...AND DISSIPATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO 23N80W THIS AFTERNOON...27N65W TO 21N79W TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 25N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN...THE MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N PART MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. WINDS SHIFT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER BERG