000 FZNT23 KNHC 240809 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MOVE E. COLD FRONT ENTERS YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI AND BECOMES DIFFUSE LATE FRI OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT. FRONT WEAKENS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S OF 13N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 73W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL DIMINISH TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .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. .MON...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH E AND N SWELL. N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF CAPE HATTERAS WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND FRI THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT FRI WEAKENS THEN SHIFT EAST AND SOUTH TO ALONG 31N E OF 70W LATE SAT AND TO ALONG 28N SUN. LOW PRES E OF THE CAROLINAS LATE SAT WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT TO 31N69W 22N80W SUN AND OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION MON. MODERATE HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT ...HIGHEST N PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 75W AND 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 20N TO 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO VARIABLE 10 KT E OF 70W AND N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER RRG