000 FZNT23 KNHC 202108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...THEN DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SUN AND MON AS DOMINATING ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E PORTION. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT EARLY SAT MORNING. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .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...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT AND TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W EXTENDS TO 26N73W...THEN STATIONARY TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS OVER EASTERN PORTION. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART LATE SAT NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM 28N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W. 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 MORNING 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 AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT 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. .MON...NW OF FRONT TO 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE