000 FZNT23 KNHC 022056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA THU AND FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE W OF 85W TONIGHT. OTHERWISE STRONG NE WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH SAT DECREASE ACROSS AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT... W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE THU AND MOVE SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. STRONG NE WINDS DECREASE OVER THU NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 02 2008 .TONIGHT...W 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N 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 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N 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 DGS