000 FZNT23 KNHC 210920 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE E CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...THEN DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SUN AND MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT MON MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N HALF. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO NEAR 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT SAT MORNING. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT EARLY MON AND 5 TO 10 KT N OF 15N LATE MON . SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EARLY MON THEN 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI THEN 5 TO 8 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST TO THE S. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N63W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SHOULD LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI AS HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC NOSES INTO THE AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART SAT AFTERNOON... EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON... AND FROM 25N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST TO THE N. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 BECOMING SE TO S FRI AFTERNOON EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N EARLY FRI. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 76W SAT AFTERNOON. FROM 23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL N OF 29N. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF FRONT W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER NEW FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN