000 FZNT23 KNHC 282036 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO E HONDURAS WILL MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE TUE OVER N-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT MOVES E OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES TO A TROUGH ALONG 57W WED. TROUGH MOVES W ACROSS N PORTION OF TROPICAL ATLC THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE REGION WITH MODERATE NE AND E WINDS THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 57W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... HIGHEST SEAS N OF 16N. .THU...W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 60W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 16N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER FAR SE PORTION WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER THE REGION. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW OVER THE REGION WED THROUGH FRI. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE COAST LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 76W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 KT... DECREASING 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N W OF 78W WINDS SHIFT TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER COBB/KIMBERLAIN