000 FZNT23 KNHC 222054 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO STRONG E TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH SAT. RIDGE WEAKENS SOME SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT MOVE SOUTH TO CENTRAL CUBA TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N LATE SUN AND WEAKEN FROM PUERTO RICO TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL S OF 20N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. .MON...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL MOVE S TO ALONG 23N THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA THU EVENING...THEN EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO 28N80W BY FRI. FRONT DISSIPATED SAT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF NORTH FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT AND DEVELOP AND MOVE TO NEAR 29N WITH COLD FRONT TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. LOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 29N65W TO 21N77W. FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR PUERTO RICO LATE MONDAY AND WEAKEN. RIDGE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM ALONG THE FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO E 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SOUTH OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SOUTH OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF THE FRONTS E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EAST OF THE LOW AND N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WEST OF THE LOW. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL. ,MON...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT HIGHEST WINDS E OF 74W. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 23N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL