000 FZNT23 KNHC 280906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO BELIZE EARLY TODAY WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT OVER THE NW PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 22N58W TO 20N65W EARLY TODAY WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT FROM 21N55W TO 18N64W. ELSEWHERE EASTERLY TRADES WILL WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N E OF 82W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT WED. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS TUE. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN ELY SWELL S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TODAY...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 14N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BY LATE WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 14N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 15N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING STATIONARY THIS EVENING. FRONT MOVE BACK N AS A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH TUE NIGHT EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO 22N78W BY WED MORNING. TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE LATE WED. ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH THU...THEN MOVE S TO ALONG 25N FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE AREA EARLY FRI REACHING A PSN FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE FRI THEN FROM 25N65W TO S BAHAMAS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. N OF 28N WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF SECOND FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WITH DEVELOPING NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 28N WLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. .SAT...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER RHOME