000 FZNT23 KNHC 230313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MOVE E THROUGH EARLY THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT INTO FRI AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC AND INTO THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN. LARGE NE AND E SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED...THEN SUBSIDE LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...3 TO 4 FT N OF 17N E OF 80W. .SAT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W. W OF 85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 85W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W AND OVER FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 73W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL... DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUN. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO NRN CUBA WEAKEN. STRONG HIGH PRES NORTH OF AREA WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY WED...PASS THROUGH NRN WATERS THROUGH THU. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM E OF CAPE HATTERAS LATE WED NIGHT AND PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS AREA THU AND FRI THEN E OF AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT FRI WEAKENS SOME...THEN SHIFT TO ALONG 31N LATE SAT AND TO ALONG 28N SUN. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED AND TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N 5 T TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF PART. .SAT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 75W... AND 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 20N TO 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE