000 FZNT23 KNHC 271437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FRONT E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA TUE. NORTH SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC PASSAGES AND TROPICAL WATERS E OF THE CARIBBEAN TUE. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TUE. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N SW WINDS 10 KT. FROM 15N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 19N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA WILL STALL BRIEFLY SE OF AREA TONIGHT THEN DRIFT NW TUE AND WED. A RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF FRONT THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF 75W AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/COBB