000 FZNT23 KNHC 180435 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN NIGHT OVER THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SUN AND ENTER THE NW PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 22N58W TO THE NE CARIBBEAN BY MON NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL ATLC TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE EXTREME N CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC BEHIND THIS FRONT. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 16N. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 72W. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 73W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 14N W OF 73W. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...FROM 15N TO 18N E FOE 57W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 11N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL MON NIGHT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 15N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO E CUBA WILL DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE E AND W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON... AND FROM 27N65W TO HAITI BY LATE SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA LATE MON AND TUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED INTO EARLY THU. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...UPDATED 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 UPDATED WINDS SUN FOR ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 72W AND ALSO S OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W. .SUN...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 45 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 15 TO 22 FT... HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY EARLY. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 27N W OF 75W TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 72W E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 29N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE