000 FZNT23 KNHC 131440 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND STALLS TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND FROM 31N65W TO 24N81W LATE THU. STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. FRESH ELY TRADES WILL PERSIST IN THE SRN BAHAMAS...BUT OTHERWISE LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY FLOW PREVAILS S OF THE HIGH THROUGH SAT. SLY FLOW INCREASES TO GALE FORCE LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THU MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W BEHIND 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 BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 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 ISOLATED 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. 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 LATE...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL