000 FZNT23 KNHC 190309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BRISK E TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 19N87W ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE W ATLC...THEN SE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 83W AND S OF 19N E OF 83W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N AND ALSO S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W SW TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL REMAIN THROUGH SAT. A STRONG LOW PRES CENTER WILL TRACK NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ALONG THE FRONT LATE SAT PUSHING THE FRONT SE TO A POSITION FROM 31N73W TO SE FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N65W TO ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN...AND FROM 24N65W TO 20N72W BY LATE MON THEN MOVE OUT OF THE AREA ON TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E TUE AND WED. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TUE...AND BECOME DIFFUSE WED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 71W AND ALSO S OF 24N E OF 71W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED...S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 73W NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 73W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE