000 FZNT23 KNHC 231507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL S OF 20N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE S TO ALONG 22N BY THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 24N80W FRI. FRONT DISSIPATES SAT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR 30N WITH COLD FRONT TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. LOW WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N64W TO 21N76W. FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR PUERTO RICO LATE MON AND WEAKEN. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PORTION. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 1`0 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 5 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 BECOMING E 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 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 9 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 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. ,MON...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT HIGHEST WINDS E OF 74W. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 22N 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/RJO