000 FZNT23 KNHC 140838 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS THIS MORNING...THEN DISSIPATES BY 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 MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT. TRADES DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SUN AND MON AS THE HIGH RETREATS E IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 13N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TODAY 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 THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MOVES E AND WEAKENS...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING. AN AREA OF GALE FORCE SWLY WINDS SHIFTS E AWAY FROM THE AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT. STRONG NWLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFT NE AND DIMINISH THROUGH TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. FRESH TRADES PERSIST ACROSS THE SRN BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT...BUT OTHERWISE LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY FLOW PREVAILS S OF THE HIGH PRES. SLY FLOW OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST AGAIN INCREASES TO GALE FORCE BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING FRONT...EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST BY EARLY MON. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT... .TODAY...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 27N 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 THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N 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. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .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...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. 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 CHRISTENSEN