000 FZNT23 KNHC 290233 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 28 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO 11N82W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. N PORTION OF FRONT EXTENDS ALONG NW CORNER OF TROPICAL N ATLC AREA AND WILL REACH 22N62W TO 20N65W LATE TONIGHT... 22N59W 19N65W SUN...22N56W 18N64W SUN NIGHT...AND 21N55W TO 18N64W MON. FRONT GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT DRIFTS S TO ALONG 18N55W 15N61W WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA SUN AND MON THEN SHIFTS NE OF AREA TUE AND WED WITH INCREASING EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 84W AND S OF 18N E OF 80W WIND NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 84W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E OF 85W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF 83W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF 83W WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 78W WIND NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 78W WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N E OF 78W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 80W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 72W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N W OF 68W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF LINE 18N64W 12N70W WIND NE 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...LOWEST SE PART. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF LINE 18N63W 12N70W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 68W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 18N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF LINE 22N57W 18N64W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF LINE 20N55W 18N63W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .WED...NW OF LINE 17N55W 15N61W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 15N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 27N65W 1008 MB WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E AWAY FROM AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO 19N70W WILL MOVE SE TO OVER PUERTO RICO COASTAL WATERS BY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE FROM THE UNITED STATES SUN AND MON ESTABLISHING AN EAST TO WEST RIDGE ALONG 29N TO 30N TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W WIND N 30 TO 35 KT...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 73W WIND N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF 73W WIND NW TO N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE OF LINE 31N68W 27N80W WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG 65W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF LINE 31N68W 27N80W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT BAHAMA BANK. N OF 26N W OF 72W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BAHAMA BANK. N OF 26N W OF 72W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 75W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...DECREASING 5 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N WIND SLY 10 KT....BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 75W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA 000 FZNT23 KNHC 290233 RRA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO 11N82W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. N PORTION OF FRONT EXTENDS ALONG NW CORNER OF TROPICAL N ATLC AREA AND WILL REACH 22N62W TO 20N65W LATE TONIGHT... 22N59W 19N65W SUN...22N56W 18N64W SUN NIGHT...AND 21N55W TO 18N64W MON. FRONT GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT DRIFTS S TO ALONG 18N55W 15N61W WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA SUN AND MON THEN SHIFTS NE OF AREA TUE AND WED WITH INCREASING EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 84W AND S OF 18N E OF 80W WIND NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 84W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E OF 85W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF 83W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF 83W WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 78W WIND NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 78W WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N E OF 78W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 80W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 72W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N W OF 68W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF LINE 18N64W 12N70W WIND NE 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...LOWEST SE PART. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF LINE 18N63W 12N70W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 68W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 18N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF LINE 22N57W 18N64W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF LINE 20N55W 18N63W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .WED...NW OF LINE 17N55W 15N61W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 15N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 27N65W 1008 MB WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E AWAY FROM AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO 19N70W WILL MOVE SE TO OVER PUERTO RICO COASTAL WATERS BY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE FROM THE UNITED STATES SUN AND MON ESTABLISHING AN EAST TO WEST RIDGE ALONG 29N TO 30N TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2004 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W WIND N 30 TO 35 KT...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 73W WIND N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF 73W WIND NW TO N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE OF LINE 31N68W 27N80W WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG 65W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF LINE 31N68W 27N80W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT BAHAMA BANK. N OF 26N W OF 72W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BAHAMA BANK. N OF 26N W OF 72W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 75W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...DECREASING 5 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N WIND SLY 10 KT....BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 75W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA