000 FZNT23 KNHC 020856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSE FRONT FROM SW HAITI TO BELIZE SHIFTING W. HIGH PRES JUST NE OF BERMUDA WILL SLIDE GRADUALLY ENE THROUGH TONIGHT AND CAUSE TRADE WINDS TO TURN MORE E TO NE AND INCREASE ACROSS E HALF OF BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE TUE...THEN STALL FROM HAITI TO 12N82W BY LATE WED...BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING LATE TONIGHT N TO NW WINDS 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NW PORTION. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W THU. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...AND TO 10 FT COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS...THEN SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT IN FAR NW. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 19N65W TO THE NE COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE JUST NE OF BERMUDA WILL SLIDE ENE IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE BY TUE EVENING. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 21N76W LATE WED. GALES EXPECTED E OF FIRST FRONT AND W OF SECOND FRONT. FRONTS TO MERGE AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT N OF 28N AND W OF SECOND FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT...SHIFTING BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 14 TO 20 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING