000 FZNT23 KNHC 282107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE TRADES TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. TRADES WEAKEN SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE AS HIGH N OF AREA WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ON FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 80W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 25N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO 28N66W SAT... FROM SE BAHAMAS TO 28N65W SAT NIGHT...AND E OF THE AREA SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E SKIRTING THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ITS WAKE INTO MON. STRONG S TO SW WINDS DEVELOP OVER THE WRN HALF ON TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN U.S. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 72W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI