000 FZNT23 KNHC 271514 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SHORTLY AND EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS THU AND FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE TRADES FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 20N W OF 86W TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO W CUBA THIS AFTERNOON ...31N67W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA THU NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. A SECOND WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND EARLY SUN WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING E ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 75W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CANGIALOSI