000 FZNT23 KNHC 100300 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH ELY TRADES THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE WRN ATLC BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUE AND WED AND LIKELY 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 AND STALL LATE WED ALLOWING FOR THE ATLC HIGH TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 81W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST TO THE E. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .THU...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 14N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N W OF 72W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .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 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE TONIGHT AS A SECONDARY FRONT OVER THE GULF AND SERN STATES RE-ENERGIZES IT. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ERN HALF OF THE AREA SHOULD WEAKEN AND SHIFT E. FRONT SHOULD LIE ALONG LINE FROM 31N65W 21N75W LATE SUN...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND IT. THE SAME HIGH PRES SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC MON INTO TUE...LEADING TO MODERATELY STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WARM FRONT OVER N FL LATE TUE SHOULD LIFT N OF AREA EARLY WED...WITH NEXT FRONT PUSHING INTO THE SW ATLANTIC WED. FRONT WILL WEAKEN LATE THU FROM 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS. STRONG SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE N OF 29N. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT... W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WIND 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N E OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N IN THE 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. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 74W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY AND TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 78W AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE