000 FZNT23 KNHC 230901 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 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO STRONG E TRADES THROUGH SAT. RIDGE WEAKENS SOME SUN. LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT MOVES S TO CENTRAL CUBA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN AND WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL S OF 20N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TODAY 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. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W... .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL MOVE S TO ALONG 23N BY THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 25N80W FRI. FRONT DISSIPATES SAT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR 29N WITH COLD FRONT TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. LOW WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N65W TO 21N77W. FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR PUERTO RICO LATE MON AND WEAKEN. RIDGE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN... .TODAY...N OF 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 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .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 S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF THE FRONT E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT E OF THE LOW AND N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF THE LOW. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 DGS