000 FZNT23 KNHC 230332 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...THEN DIMINISH LATE SUN THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS ...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 81W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA TUE. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .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 11N NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE INTO WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N W OF 72W. .WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W AND ALSO N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. 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. .WED...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY FLOW OFF N FLORIDA SPREADS EWD THROUGH SUN MORNING AS LOW PRES MOVES ALONG THE JERSEY COAST. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THEN MOVES OFF THE NE FL COAST SAT MORNING...AND EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO NE FL BY SAT NIGHT...FROM 31N66W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN STALLS FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON INTO EARLY TUE...THEN MOVES E LATER TUE. STRONG SLY FLOW RETURNS TUE E OF NORTH FLORIDA IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE W. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY TUE...AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN 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 AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. 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 7 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 SUN NIGHT. 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 30 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. .WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FAR SE PART AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CHRISTENSEN