000 FZNT23 KNHC 231519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA SLOWLY WEAKEN TROUGH WED. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 20N W OF 84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 81W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N AND NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN GULF HONDURAS MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 T O5 FT TUE EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N AND NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 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. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N W OF 72W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG THE THE EASTERN U.S. COAST AND RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL BOTH MOVE EAST. WEAK RIDGE ALONG 24N BY LATE SUN AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EARLY TUESDAY AND MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST LATE TUESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME W TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 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 27N 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...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 25N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT MIDDAY THEN S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 LL