000 FZNT23 KNHC 010416 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 20N72W 15N83W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES MOVING OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST SHOULD KEEP MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACTIVE OVER THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT BUT TRADES SHOULD RELAX LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND MOVES E. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A SECOND FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST SUN SHOULD AGAIN PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE ERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE...WHEN TRADES RELAX AGAIN AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. COLD SHOULD EXTEND FROM WRN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE TUE...BECOME STATIONARY...AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA AND 4 TO 6 FT NEAR JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY WED THEN E 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL MON AND TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE AND 5 TO 8 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 66W WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 66W WED. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 9 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 26N65W 20N72W SHOULD WEAKEN TONIGHT BEFORE BEING REINFORCED BY A SECOND FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE NEW FRONT SHOULD MOVE FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN THROUGH TUE AND CAUSE A BRISK ELY FLOW FROM E OF THE BAHAMAS TO THE FL STRAITS INTO MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD SWEEP ACROSS AND NEARS THE AREA LATE TUE AND LIE FROM 31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE WED. SLY WINDS TO GALE FORCE SHOULD DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS EARLY WED. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 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 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 T O 4 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT OFFSHORE NE FL COAST. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR AND 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 5 TO 8 FT E OF 73W 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 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...E OF FRONT N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E OF 74W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PART NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN