000 FZNT23 KNHC 220918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO SOMETIMES FRESH TRADES SHOULD PERSIST FROM EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THROUGH THE W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. THE TRADES SHOULD THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 21N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 81W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AREA WIDE TUE. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N HALF. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NLY 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT TUE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT ...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT N OF 19N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 28N76W THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N81W SHOW LIFT NORTH OF AREA FRI. STRONG SLY FLOW E OF N FLORIDA AND N OF BAHAMAS SPREADS EWD THROUGH SAT AS LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE CONUS COAST. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY SUN AND EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W BY SUN EVENING. AS SFC LOW PRESSURE FORMS OFF SE COAST AND N OF AREA MON...EXPECT A STRONG CYCLONIC FLOW OF 20 TO 25 KT TO DEVELOP GENERALLY N OF 27N. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY ABATE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MON AND TUE BEFORE STRONG SLY FLOW REDEVELOPS N OF BAHAMAS AND E OF FLORIDA TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT E OF 71W LATE. S OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. FROM 22N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT AND DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE NEAR FLORIDA COAST. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR FLORIDA COAST. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN