000 FZNT23 KNHC 292110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM ERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SUN THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE NW EARLY TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM NEAR ERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N W OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N W OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE BEHIND FRONT AND BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL MON AND TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 69W MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING ON MON...6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 66W WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 66W WED. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO ERN CUBA WILL SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NRN WATERS ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE CAROLINA SUN TO NEAR 32N70W MON...THEN E OF BERMUDA TUE. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TUE...AND REACHES FROM 31N70W TO ERN CUBA BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 75W TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 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. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 29N W OF 75W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PART NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE