000 FZNT23 KNHC 140302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CUBA AND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM 22N81W TO 19N88W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE E PORTION THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE ON SUN...AND MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN DIMINISH MON AS THE HIGH RETREATS E IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 13N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W WILL RAPIDLY MOVE ESE ...AND REACH FROM 31N67W TO NEAR SE BAHAMAS BY EARLY THU EVENING AND WEAKEN. FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE SE PART THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY SLY GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 28N INTO THU NIGHT. NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 31N. MODERATE ELY WINDS WILL PERSIST TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN DIMINISH...BUT LARGE E SWELLS WILL PREVAIL THERE THROUGH FRI MORNING. S WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ONCE AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON OVER THE FAR NRN WATERS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN AND MON N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 80W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 74W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W ...AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF 75W. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE 000 FZNT23 KNHC 140302 RRA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CUBA AND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM 22N81W TO 19N88W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE E PORTION THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE ON SUN...AND MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN DIMINISH MON AS THE HIGH RETREATS E IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 13N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W WILL RAPIDLY MOVE ESE ...AND REACH FROM 31N67W TO NEAR SE BAHAMAS BY EARLY THU EVENING AND WEAKEN. FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE SE PART THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY SLY GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 28N INTO THU NIGHT. NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 31N. MODERATE ELY WINDS WILL PERSIST TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN DIMINISH...BUT LARGE E SWELLS WILL PREVAIL THERE THROUGH FRI MORNING. S WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ONCE AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON OVER THE FAR NRN WATERS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN AND MON N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 80W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 74W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W ...AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF 75W. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE