000 FZNT23 KNHC 250802 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY LATER TODAY AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL WATERS SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. THE ATLC RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS S TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON AND THEN SE OF AREA TUE AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. BRISK EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN TROPICAL WATERS THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE... S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 57W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATER TODAY AND SE OF THE AREA SAT AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY SUN AND FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN THEN MOVE E OF AREA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NE WATERS MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 29N E OF 70W... .TODAY ...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE AREA E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN WITH N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT NW SWELL BUILDING 15 TO 20 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THROUGH TUE. $$ FORECASTER RRG