000 FZNT23 KNHC 232119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF AREA THROUGH MON WITH MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS TO E OF 70W AS NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW ATLC. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 80W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 15 W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 15N W OF 68W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 14N W OF 73W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 16N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 18N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N. .MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 27N75W EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO 21N77W BY LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 22N65W TO 21N75W SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA MON MORNING REACHING A PSN FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE MON NIGHT ...FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING...AND BECOMES DIFFUSE OVER THE SE PART WED. HIGH BUILDS SE INTO THE NW PORTION WED. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 23 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 77W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. SE OF FRONT TO 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 71W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. S OF 26N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 76W AND 79W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AND TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT SUN. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W...DECREASING TO N TO NE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 74W AND 70W...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL WED. N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE