000 FZNT23 KNHC 260837 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM W CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR PUERTO RICO 18N66W 1005 MB WILL MOVE SW AND POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR 17N68W THIS AFTERNOON...16N71W TONIGHT...17N75W SAT...THEN ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 19N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E AND NE PART. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W W TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N E OF 80W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 13N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E AND SE PART. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 15N W OF LOW W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTRED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT AND SAT...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF LOW N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 16N W OF LOW SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 19N. .SAT...N OF 19N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES NEAR PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY SAT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SPREAD W BUT DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SAT THROUGH TUE. A WARM FRONT JUST OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE W TODAY THEN RE-EMERGE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS ON SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN... WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS N OF THE BOUNDARY LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...S OF 23N E OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 72W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR BAHAMAS AND NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG