000 FZNT23 KNHC 150919 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS E. A COLD FRONT SLIPS S OF CUBA AND HISPANIOLA BY LATE TUE...AND S OF PUERTO RICO BY WED...BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THU. A SECOND FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE AND WED...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 63W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .THU...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO 30N81W STARTS TO MOVE E LATER THIS MORNING...SAGGING S AND EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 29N81W THIS EVENING. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT...THEN DEEPENS TO A GALE CENTER JUST S OF BERMUDA LATE MON BEFORE MOVING NE AND DEEPENING RAPIDLY ACROSS NW ATLC THROUGH WED. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES S AND EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO 22N78W MON NIGHT...THEN SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N E OF 75W MON AFTERNOON SHIFTING E AND EXITING TO THE NE MON NIGHT. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST THU REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W BY MIDDAY...WITH POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 29N. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 75W MON AND MON NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N THU... .TODAY...N OF 28N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN