000 FZNT23 KNHC 272058 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS THU AND BECOME DIFFUSE THU NIGHT AND FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE TRADES FRI AND SAT. TRADES RELAX SUN AND MON AS ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 20N W OF 86W TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...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. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO W CUBA WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO W CUBA THIS AFTERNOON...31N67W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA THU NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. A SECOND WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND EARLY SUN WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ITS WAKE ON SUN AND E OF THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 74W... .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 35 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. .FRI NIGHT AND 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. .MON...W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI