000 FZNT23 KNHC 160856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ELY TRADES CONTINUE ACROSS REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DRIFT W MOVING THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS TODAY AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON FRI AND SAT THEN MOVE NE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SUN. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY SUN AND STALLING E TO W ALONG 27N LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE NE AS A WARM FRONT ON MON. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO VARIABLE AT 10 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BECOMING MOSTLY NE SWELL ON FRI. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N OF WARM FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG WARM FRONT. $$ FORECASTER