000 FZNT23 KNHC 260905 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 N W OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING REACHING FROM E CUBA TO BELIZE EARLY MON. FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO BELIZE TUE. RIDGE WILL REBUILD N OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...YUCATAN CHANNEL NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...S OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 16N TO 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE OF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO 26N80W THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA EARLY MON THEN ALONG 23N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN ALONG 22N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE. RIDGE BUILDS EAST TO WEST ALONG 28N TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 10 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DECREASING LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING BELOW GALE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 78W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 78W. N OF 26N E OF 72W NLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N TO FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 30N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 75W WITH N SWELL AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 73W. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 30N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 7 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 30N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E E OF 75W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS