000 FZNT23 KNHC 170251 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU WITH SEAS FORECAST TO BUILD IN E SWELLS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND FAR ERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT... S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 16N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 16N E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...S OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NRN WATERS WILL SLIDE E OF THE AREA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE SE UNITED STATES BY SUN NIGHT AND PUSH INTO THE FAR NW PART ON MON. SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SUN NIGHT OVER THE FAR NRN PORTION. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE MON NIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N66W TO ERN CUBA BY WED MORNING. FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES OVER THE FAR ERN PART LATER ON WED INTO THU. HIGH WILL PASS ACROSS THE FAR NRN PORTION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 78W...AND FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND S 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 74W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO 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 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 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER FAR E PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE