000 FZNT23 KNHC 250600 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...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 SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 19N E OF 83N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL S OF 20N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT 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 10 TO 13 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE WED...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .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...S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SAT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT IN N SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT WITH N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .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 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 26N65W 26N70W 26N80W WILL MOVE TO 23N65W 21N80W THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF U.S. COAST NEAR THE FLORIDA GEORGIA BORDER LATE SAT THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR 32N66W WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N69W 26N80W MIDDAY SUNDAY AND 23N65W TO 20N80W MIDDAY MON THEN SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .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 E TO SE 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. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 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 26N W OF FRONT TO 76W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N 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 SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT....EXCEPT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 16 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN BUILDING NW SWELL. S OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 28N E OF 73W N TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W N WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 29N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 75W WITH N SWELL AND 3 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. FROM 26N TO 29N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF 74W. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 29N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF 73W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 73W. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DB/TORRES