000 FZNT23 KNHC 130314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND STALL LATE WED. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT THU...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND COLD FRONT REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT OR MON MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI...WHICH SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN SOME THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 20N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E E OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW LATE. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT FRI. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 68W AND 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 68W. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KATE SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A BRISK E TO SE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD VEER S TO SW AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO WED...AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF AND A FRONTAL WAVE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES APPROACH FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA EARLY THU BEFORE BEGINNING TO STALL ALONG AN AXIS FROM 31N67W 22N78W LATE IN THE DAY. THE FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO RETURN A WARM FRONT FRI...RETURN AS A WEAK FRONT N OF 28N LATE SAT...AND THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA AGAIN AS A WARM FRONT SUN. WINDS SHOULD VEER MORE SOUTHERLY AGAIN BY SUN AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW SUN NIGHT AND MON MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT VIGOROUS COLD FRONT TO CROSS THE WESTER HALF OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THU MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON MORNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST TO THE NORTH. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIFTING N OF AREA BY WED EVENING. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 28N E OF 79W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N AND E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 160 NM E OF FRONT THU MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MAINLY E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MAINLY E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN