000 FZNT23 KNHC 260331 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT STALL OVER NW CARIBBEAN AND DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. PORTION OF FRONT ALSO STALL OVER NRN TRPCL WATERS SAT AND DISSIPATE BY SUN NIGHT. ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S TO NRN CARIBBEAN MON AND MOVES E OF AREA TUE AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SW N ATLC AND REACHES NRN CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-260930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF JAMAICA. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SE WATERS. $$ AMZ084-260930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-260930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE AND WED... S OF 15N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-260930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW FRONT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 17N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO `12 FT WED IN N SWELL. N OF 17N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER SE WATERS MOVE TO ALONG 20N LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUN...FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY MON AND MOVE INTO NRN CARIBBEAN LATE MON THEN SE OF AREA EARLY TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE. SLY FLOW INCREASES TUE OVER NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE EARLY WED STALLING ALONG 30N LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-260930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS DIMINISH TO 2 FT LATE MON. N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT E PART. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL BUILD TO 20 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT LATE MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS TO 17 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E WED. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT WED. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL LATE TUE AND WED. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES