000 FZNT23 KNHC 180923 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 16N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 19N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT FRI. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL FRI. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SHIFT E LATE TODAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST. FRONT PRECEDED BY STRONG SLY WINDS AS IT REACHES FROM 31N74W TO 25N80W TUE MORNING AND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TUE NIGHT. FRONT STALLS FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED AND WEAKENS INTO TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 27N72W THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS E WED AND THU AS NEW FRONT BRUSHES NRN WATERS FRI. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 24N S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES