000 FZNT23 KNHC 220303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE THEN CHANGE LITTLE WED AND THU AND STRENGTHEN FRI AND SAT. LARGE NE AND E SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE E CARIBBEAN AND MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED...THEN SUBSIDE E THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N E OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 64W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 0 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND IT...THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA ON TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT OF FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY WED...PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU. LOW PRES FORMING E OF N CAROLINA ON LATE WED NIGHT AND THU MORNING WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA THU AND FRI AND TO E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THIS FRONT FRI AND SAT RESULTING IN YET ANOTHER STRONG SURGE OF NLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS TO SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK...AND TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL W OF 78W LATE. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 210 NM NW OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 72W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT W OF 73W LATE WED. N OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT EARLY WED AND NW 10 KT LATE WED. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY WED...DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 28N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N W OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. FROM 28N TO 25N E OF 72W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 28N E OF 75W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W AND 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 20N TO 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE