000 FZNT23 KNHC 221456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES SHOULD PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 81W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA TUE. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND MON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N N TO NE 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 N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N W OF 69W. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 N OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON...AND 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N72W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SLY FLOW OVER THE NW PART WILL SPREAD EWD THROUGH SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST AND TRACKS NE WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN...AND REACH FROM 30N65W TO 29N81W BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON INTO EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E LATER TUE AS STRONG SLY FLOW ONCE AGAIN BEGINS OVER THE NW PART IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SE UNITED STATES COAST. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 29N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 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...DIMINISHING 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... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. 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 NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE