000 FZNT23 KNHC 172126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BRISK E TRADES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG N WINDS. THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND WEAKENS MON AND DISSIPATES TUE. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. A FEW TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI STALLING BRIEFLY OVER THE NW WATERS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST SUNRISE SAT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUNSET SAT...AND FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN THEN CONTINUE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF FRONT WEAKENING LATE MON IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS TUE. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF STALLING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS AROUND NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON