000 FZNT23 KNHC 161518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST S OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DRIFT SE THIS AFTERNOON THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN FROM THE N WILL PUSH THE FRONT SE TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA LATE SUN...FROM 22N63W TO PUERTO RICO TO THE NICARAGUA COSTA RICA BORDER MON...THEN DISSIPATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NW PART. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 27N65W TO 21N76W BY SAT MORNING... THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO E CUBA LATE SUN...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL PASS JUST N OF THE WATERS LATE MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 72W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE 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. 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 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. 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 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 PRV