000 FZNT23 KNHC 120311 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE BEFORE HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST MOVES INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC WED. A COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE GULF WED WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED NIGHT STALLING OVER THE NW WATERS THU AND THEN LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT FRI. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES THROUGH PERIOD. HIGH PRES OVER THE ERN CONUS WILL AGAIN KEEP MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT WED EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W 22N77W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BY TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR A BRISK ELY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE TUE. THE FLOW SHOULD THEN VEER MORE SE AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY WED AND SPREAD WEST TO EAST IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STRONG COLD MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUNRISE THU AND THEN STALLING OUT FROM 29N65W 25N80W AROUND SUNSET THU. HIGH PRES NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST FRI WILL SHIFT E INTO THE ATLANTIC...AS THE BOUNDARY BEGINS LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT. IN ITS WAKE...WEAK RIDGING SHOULD BUILD INTO THE BAHAMAS LATER SAT. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 75W. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW WATERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 W OF BAHAMAS LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT FRI EARLY SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL E OF 72W EARLY. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN