000 FZNT23 KNHC 100157 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 09 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSE FRONTAL TROUGH CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL MOVE E AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS WILL MOVE E TO THE N OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. NEW STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND MOVES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA SUN NIGHT. FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES SE TO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE MON THEN DISSIPATES TUE. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT WINDS BECOMING N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST ALONG COLOMBIA COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COLOMBIA. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIA COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT AND 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 IN E SWELL SAT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE E OF 65W LATE FRI. WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 26N W OF 70W SAT IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N73W TO THE FLORIDA STRAIGHTS EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN WHILE MOVING TO 23N65W 20N70W TUE. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 09 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 FT... DECREASING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. WIND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILD 9 TO 14 FT SAT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PORTION SAT THEN SPREADING E SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...WEAKENING FRONT 27N65W 20N71W. N OF 29N W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. S OF 29N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N...N WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT W OF 72W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 72W. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST SW. $$ FORECASTER CZARNIECKI/COBB