000 FZNT23 KNHC 220918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKEN THROUGH TUE THEN CHANGE LITTLE WED AND THU AND STRENGTHEN FRI AND SAT. LARGE NE AND E SWELLS AFFECT E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED ...THEN SUBSIDE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 17N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N AND 4 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED TSTMS N WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 6 FT S OF 20N AND 4 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 71W. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 64W. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO NRN CUBA WEAKEN TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THEN MOVES E OF AREA TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY WED...PASS THROUGH NRN WATERS THROUGH THU. LOW PRES DEVELOP E OF HATTERAS LATE WED NIGHT AND PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS AREA THU AND FRI THEN E OF AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT FRI AND SAT RESULTING IN ANOTHER STRONG SURGE OF NELY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS SPREAD OVER MUCH OF BASIN. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TODAY...WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 78W LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT W OF 73W LATE WED. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 10 KT EARLY WED AND NW 15 KT LATE WED. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW 15 KT EARLY WED DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N E OF 72W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT N OF 28N E OF 75W AND 12 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT W OF 75W AND 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 20N TO 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES