000 FZNT23 KNHC 152129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH MON AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS E. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW ATLC WILL QUICKLY MOVE SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN BY TUE NIGHT...THEN PUSH SE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED AS IT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. .THU ANS FRI...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT..S OF 15NW OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 66W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 63W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 18N65W TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PARR NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT N OF 18N. .FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W WILL EXTEND FROM FROM 30N65W TO NW BAHAMA BY LATE TONIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FL COAST...AND DEEPENS INTO A GALE CENTER JUST S OF BERMUDA MON AFTERNOON INTO MON NIGHT. IT THEN MOVES NE AND DEEPENING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLC THROUGH WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE GALE CENTER TO 25N65W TO 19N69W BY MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE. A NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY THU REACHING FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W LATE THU WITH POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 29N. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 75W MON AND MON NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 70W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AND GUSTY LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE