000 FZNT23 KNHC 010306 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 22N60W TO 19N68W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TOWARDS DAYBREAK. ELSEWHERE EXPECT EASTERLY TRADES TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. LARGE NLY ATLC SWELLS AFFECTING ATLC PASSAGES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...MOVING W OF AREA WED. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN ELY SWELL S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA SUN. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BY SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SUN. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW AND N SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS N OF 17N TONIGHT THROUGH WED. .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. .SUN...N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER EXTREME SE PART OF AREA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE BACK N AS A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH OVERNIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 22N65W TO 22N75W BY DAYBREAK THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. ATLC RIDGE WILL BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED ALONG 27N TONIGHT THROUGH THU...THEN MOVE S TO ALONG 25N FRI AND SAT AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SWD OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND SW N ATLC. SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE AREA LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 29N81W BY LATE SAT AND FROM 23N65W TO 28N80W BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH E OF 70W AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 73W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL E OF 73W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N WLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. 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 ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WITH DEVELOPING NW SWELL. 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 SECOND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. .SUN...N OF SECOND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT N OF 29N E OF 72W. S OF SECOND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE