000 FZNT23 KNHC 021500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT W CUBA TO BELIZE WILL MOVE TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS TONIGHT AND FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI. WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE W OF 85W THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. OTHERWISE STRONG NE WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH SAT DECREASE ACROSS AREA SUN. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO W CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF AREA THU. STRONG NE WINDS DECREASE OVER THU NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 06 SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FOR MARINERS USING NOAA FTPMAIL SERVICE TO OBTAIN MARINE FORECASTS...EMAIL ADDRESS WILL PERMANENTLY CHANGE TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV EFFECTIVE JAN 08 2008. FOR DETAILS...OBTAIN THE LATEST FTPMAIL HELP FILE BY SENDING AN E-MAIL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ WITH ONLY THE WORD...HELP...IN THE BODY TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV. FORECASTER NELSON/DGS