000 FZNT23 KNHC 091535 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH ELY TRADES THROUGH MON. A NEW SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUE AND WED WILL LIKELY TO REINFORCE THE PATTERN OF BRISK ELY TRADES THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. A COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED SHOULD REACH THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 21N E OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 81W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. W OF FRONT LATE WED W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW LATE. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 15N E OF 66W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST TO THE E...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N E OF 66W. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST TO THE E. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST TO THE N. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W WILL BEGIN MOVING SE TONIGHT...AS A SECONDARY FRONT OVER THE GULF AND SERN STATES RE-ENERGIZES IT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ERN PART OF THE AREA SHOULD WEAKEN AND SHIFT E. FRONT SHOULD LIE ALONG LINE FROM 31N65W 21N75W LATE SUN...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND IT. THE SAME HIGH PRES SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC MON INTO TUE...LEADING TO MODERATELY STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE AREA. WARM FRONT OVER N FL LATE TUE SHOULD LIFT N OF AREA EARLY WED...WITH NEXT FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N AND S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 28N W OF 78W. S OF FRONT AND N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT AND S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W AND NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT... W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT AND N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 74W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. WINDS BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 74W TUE AFTERNOON AND E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 74W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT W OF 74W AND 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 72W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN