000 FZNT23 KNHC 130920 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND STALLS WED...THEN DISSIPATES THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT BY SUN. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS MORNING OVER THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE W. THE FRONT EMERGES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W TO 24N81W LATE THU. STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. FRESH ELY TRADES PERSIST THROUGH THE SRN BAHAMAS...BUT OTHERWISE LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY FLOW PREVAILS S OF THE HIGH THROUGH SAT. SLY FLOW INCREASES TO GALE FORCE BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 CORRECTED WIND SPEED FOR THIS AFTERNOON ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THU MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW...EXCEPT W BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF THE BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF THE BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 75W...IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT SUN NIGHT...THEN BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/WALLACE