000 FZNT23 KNHC 190315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO BELIZE WILL REACH FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO THE SW CARIBBEAN MON AND MON NIGHT WHERE IT BECOMES DISSIPATES. 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 FRI WITH MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 79W. .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 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL WINDWARD PASSAGE. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI....W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .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 NEAR 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS..COLD FRONT 31N67W TO E CUBA WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER AN AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARLY MON MORNING...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER IN THE MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N PART MON NIGHT AND TUE WITH A RIDGE EXPECTED ALONG 27N WED AND THROUGH FRI. A FRONT N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE FAR N PART LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N AND TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N. N OF 232N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N E OF 67W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N AND DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...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 AGUIRRE