000 FZNT23 KNHC 242102 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF AREA THROUGH SUN WITH MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. TRADES THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON NIGHT AND TUE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AS THE TAIL END OF A WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS E CUBA...AND THE HIGH RETREATS TO E OF 70W. THE FRONT REACHES THE VICINITY OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED THEN DISSIPATES. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA WED AND THU MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT N OF 19N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 19N W OF 85W AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N E OF 81W AND NEAR COAST OF HAITI. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 77W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N W OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 81W. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 71W AND 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 66W AND 71W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SUN THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 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 AND MON NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST IN NE SWELL WED. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PART TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA MON...AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS S AGAIN INTO THE AREA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL....HIGHEST E OF 67W. N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL FROM 23N TO 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NW S OF 23N. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W...DIMINISHING TO 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 MON AFTERNOON INTO MON NIGHT. 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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT WED AND TO N 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED AND E TO SE 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED AND THU. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WED AND E 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE