000 FZNT23 KNHC 272138 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WITH GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE SW PORTION THROUGH WED MORNING. SE WINDS OVER THE NW PART WILL EXPAND N TO INCLUDE THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU AND FRI IN RESPONSE TO AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS. THESE WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SAT AS THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SUN EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE SUN FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SE. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N E OF 81W. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST IN AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF 18N...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 19N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL THE FRONT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 N OF 20N E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT AND WED...FROM 12N TO 14N E OF 77W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT WED AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 12N TO 14N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT....DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 81W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 64W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 29N75W TO INLAND N FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY MOVE S TO A PSN FROM NEAR 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO 25N70W...THEN DISSIPATING TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THU THEN RETREAT E OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH A LINE FROM A PSN FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE SAT NIGHT...AND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S OF SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 24N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT ...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 71W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE