000 FZNT23 KNHC 270308 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE W CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LOW PRES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN NEAR 16N69W 1005 MB WILL MOVE WSW TO NEAR 16N71W BY DAYBREAK SAT...TO NEAR 16N74W EARLY SAT EVENING...AND TO NEAR 16N77W BY LATE SAT NIGHT. THE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY MERGE INTO A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED NEAR 18N81W BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 76W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .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 TSTMS W OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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 OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON THROUGH WED...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. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES N OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES IN THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG EAST WINDS E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY SAT AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SPREAD W BUT DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SAT THROUGH TUE. A WARM FRONT JUST OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE W TONIGHT THEN RE-EMERGE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS ON SAT AS A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W SUN...31N74W TO 29N81W MON...31N68W TO 27N80W TUE...AND STALL FROM 27N65W TO 25N80W WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR SE BAHAMAS. 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 W OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NW 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 ALSO NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N 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 S OF 27N W OF 73W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE