000 FZNT23 KNHC 160904 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 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS E. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW ATLC WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO 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. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 85W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 69W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 63W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 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. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 27N78W. DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN THE NE GULF OF MEXICO RAPIDLY DEEPENS TODAY AS IT MOVES ALONG THE FRONT...BECOMING A 1001 MB GALE CENTER NE OF BERMUDA BY LATE TODAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW PRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THIS EVENING...FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY TUE MORNING...AND SE OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE. WINDS DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU...STALLING FROM BERMUDA TO THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY EARLY FRI. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 72W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU... .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...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 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG AND N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 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 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU BEHIND 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 8 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN