000 FZNT23 KNHC 242045 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA TO NW HONDURAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E TONIGHT AND STALL THU. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE INTO FRI. LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR 14N76W 1009 MB IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY INTO THIS WEEKEND...AS A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W/68W MOVES W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. LOW PRES NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 18N61W 1008 MB IS FORECAST TO MOVE W ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKENS SAT. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN 83W AND 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 80W AND 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 80W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N W OF 80W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 80W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 67W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 63W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE. S OF 15N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .THU NIGHT TO FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 78W. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN