000 FZNT23 KNHC 250231 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 AND MAINTAINS MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT N OF 19N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 19N W OF 85W AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N E OF 81W AND NEAR COAST OF HAITI. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 77W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 71W AND 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 66W AND 71W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SUN THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS WILL DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON...31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE...31N67W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WED...AND WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS S AGAIN INTO THE AREA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 77W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/BERG