000 FZNT23 KNHC 110316 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE MON...THEN DISSIPATE TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF. TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF17N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N AND ALSO W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 66W AND ALSO N OF 15N E OF 69W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE N FLORIDA AND SE GEORGIA COASTAL AREAS FRI NIGHT PRECEDED BY INCREASING SW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES COAST ON SUN...AND INTENSIFY AS IT PULLS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE SUN...AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM NEAR 29N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N E OF 67W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE FAR NW PART WITH COLD FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL..EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS MOSTLY VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE