000 FZNT23 KNHC 150323 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC SHOULD KEEP TRADES MODERATE TO FRESH ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES THEN WEAKENS AND CAUSES TRADES TO RELAX TO LIGHT TO MODERATE STRENGTH AT LEAST TUE. A COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WESTERN CUBA BY SUNRISE TUE...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE GULF STATES BRINGING A BRISK N TO NE WINDS INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF CUBAN COAST...HIGHEST SEAS SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS TO THE SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST AND 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NF 20N W OF 80W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 83W. ELSEWHERE SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 15N. .SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG 31N64W 22N78W BECOMES STATIONARY S OF 27N AND SHOULD LOSE ITS IDENTITY FRI...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. NEXT FRONT SHOULD MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST SAT MORNING AND CROSS INTO NORTHERN WATERS SAT AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUN BEFORE RETREATING AS A WARM FRONT LATE SUN. NEXT SIGNIFICANT FRONT MOVES OFF NE FL COAST EARLY MON...WITH SLY WINDS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR NW AND SPREADING E THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIKE THE LAST FRONT...THIS FRONT SHOULD BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N66W 21N76W EARLY WED...WITH HIGH PRES RAPIDLY BUILDING BEHIND IT INTO THE FAR W. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 14 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...COLD FRONT 31N64W 22N78W. W OF FRONT E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 S OF 25N AND 7 TO 11 FT N OF N25 N IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND NEAR NE FL COAST. .FRI...S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS TO 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 73W AND 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NW SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N W OF 76W AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT E OF 76W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 76W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 76W LATE. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE NW. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW AND N EARLY THEN GRADUALLY MOVING N OF AREA. .TUE...E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN