000 FZNT23 KNHC 251519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N 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. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 71W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE... S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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 W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 17N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE CAY SAL BANK WILL MOVE TO POSITION ALONG 20N LATE SAT AND LOSE IDENTITY SAT NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNSET SUN...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUNRISE MON...AND MOVE THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AROUND SUNSET MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES TUE OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE AROUND SUNRISE WED. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N E OF 68W... .THIS AFTERNOON ...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 11 TO 17 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...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 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 SHIFTING TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING 15 TO 20 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 BAHAMA CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER