000 FZNT23 KNHC 230929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER SUN THROUGH TUE IN RESPONSE TO ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENING AND SHIFTING EAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE WED...USHERING IN A NLY 15 TO 25 KT FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FT SEAS IN N SWELL IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 20N W OF 84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS ...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 81W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N AND NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN GULF HONDURAS MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 T O5 FT TUE EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N AND NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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 7 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS N HALF. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 WED. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N W OF 72W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST TO THE S SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT TUE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT E 10 KT S OF 20N. 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 5 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. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY FLOW GENERALLY N OF 28N E OF 76W THIS MORNING SHOULD SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO NE FL BY SAT NIGHT...FROM 31N66W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN STALLS FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MON AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA MON INTO EARLY TUE BEFORE MOVING E. STRONG SLY FLOW THEN RETURNS TUE E OF NORTH FLORIDA AS BOUNDARY MOVES NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW TUE AFTERNOON AND BRINGS STRONG SLY FLOW AGAIN OF NE FL COAST AND N OF BAHAMAS...SPREADING WEST TO EAST. A BRISK NW FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT 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 73W 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N W OF 75W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. FROM 22N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE EXCEPT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF FRONT W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE EXCEPT SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE W OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 270 NM E OF FRONT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FROM 23N TO 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN