000 FZNT23 KNHC 181437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA BORDER TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO THE SW CARIBBEAN MON AND MON NIGHT. THE SAME FRONT WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 22N62W TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 22N56W TO THE NRN LEEWARD ISLANDS MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU WITH MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT E SWELL S OF 18N. .WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS..COLD FRONT 32N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE N OF 25N THROUGH MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM...25N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT...THEN E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N PART MON NIGHT AND TUE WITH A RIDGE EXPECTED ALONG 27N WED AND THU. A FRONT N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE FAR N PART LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N E OF 72W. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...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 OF 72W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. .WED...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER TORRES