000 FZNT23 KNHC 252110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ALSO STALL OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL WATERS SAT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS AXIS S TO VIRGIN ISLANDS MON AND THEN SHIFTS E OF AREA TUE AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES ALONG 20N THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF JAMAICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SE WATERS. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 71W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE AND WED... S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT 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. .SUN NIGHT AND 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 AND WED...N OF 17N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO `12 FT WED IN N SWELL. N OF 17N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE WATERS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO POSITION ALONG 20N LATE SAT AND LOSE IDENTITY SAT NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SAT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNSET SUN...FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUNRISE MON...AND MOVE THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AROUND SUNSET MON AND SE OF AREA SUNRISE TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES TUE OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE AROUND SUNRISE WED STALLING ALONG 30N WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND 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 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 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 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF SOUTHERN 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 E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THEN SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WED. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED. 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 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ FORECASTER NELSON