000 FZNT23 KNHC 201515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES MAINTAINS STRENGTH N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E PORTION. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E PORTION. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BECOMING TO 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT EARLY SAT MRNG. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT SAT THEN 5 TO 7 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 26N74W THEN STATIONARY THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FRONT OVER SW AREA SHOULD LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS OVER EASTERN PORTION. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PENETRATE EXTREME NW AREA LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...PRIMARILY N OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 75W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT N OF 28N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S EARLY FRI MRNG THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI AFTERNOON EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 76W SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 30N. FROM 23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT AFTN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SUN MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NF OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS