000 FZNT23 KNHC 160309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SUN AND MON OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS THE ATLC HIGH MOVES E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES MON. TRADES INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 13N TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SAT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE SUN. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 67W. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SAT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 13N TUE AND WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER FAR NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN BEFORE SLIDING E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE STATES. STRONG SLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BEGIN SUN NIGHT OVER THE NW PORTION...AND SPREAD E OVER THE NORTHERN PART THROUGH TUE AS THE FRONT MOVES TO JUST OFFSHORE THE GEORGIA AND N FLORIDA COAST BY MON AFTERNOON...AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE MORNING...AND WEAKENS FROM 31N66W TO E CUBA WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS E ALONG 29N TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 74W AND FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR NW PART SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE