000 FZNT23 KNHC 161443 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW ATLC WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE...AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NE TROPICAL N ATLC WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND WEAKEN OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FRI. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 12 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25K T. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. LOW PRES 1012 MB ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 31N RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING A 1001 MB GALE CENTER NE OF BERMUDA BY EVENING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY TUE MORNING...AND SE OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE. WINDS DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU WITH GALES DEVELOPING N OF 28N AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 72W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W 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. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 10 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 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N. .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 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E TO 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 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/CANGIALOSI