000 FZNT23 KNHC 230926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA MOVE E THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT OR FRI AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS WRN ATLC AND INTO NRN CARIBBEAN. LARGE NE AND E SWELLS AFFECT E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU THEN SUBSIDE FRI. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 85W LATE. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 73W. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL DIMINISH TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUN. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 27N75W. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST AND ACROSS NRN WATERS BY THU. LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF CAPE HATTERAS LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS AREA THU AND FRI THEN E OF AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT FRI WEAKENS SOME THEN SHIFT TO ALONG 31N LATE SAT AND TO ALONG 28N SUN. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 78W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF PART. .SAT...N OF 29N E TO SE 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 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES