000 FZNT23 KNHC 280831 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN BRISK ELY TRADES WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE N COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN AROUND SUNRISE SUN REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUNRISE MON. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 83W SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 77W... .TODAY THROUGH SUN...FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 77W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 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. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A DRY COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL MOVE SE AND STALL ALONG 25N TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NE AS WARM FRONT THU THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW PART FRI MORNING. THE SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH A LINE FROM A PSN FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN LATE SAT NIGHT...AND FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUNRISE MON. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT ...N OF 27N W OF 75W SLY 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 10 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 W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON