000 FZNT23 KNHC 241522 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN AND WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA TUE. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL S OF 20N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 16N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. .MON...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 16N TO 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N61W 26N80W WILL MOVE TO 23N65W 21N80W THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE SAT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF U.S. COAST NEAR THE FLORIDA GEORGIA BORDER LATE SAT THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR 33N65W WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N67W 25N81W MIDDAY SUNDAY AND 23N65W TO 18N75W MON THEN SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N E OF 73W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 23N E OF 75W N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N E OF 72W AND 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL ELSEWHERE. S OF 23N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W DECREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT DECREASING TO VARIABLE 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 29N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT E OF 75W WITH N SWELL AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 26N TO 29N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL W OF 73W. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER OSZAJCA/BROWN