000 FZNT23 KNHC 162126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW ATLC WILL SWEEP SE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE FAR NE WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT ENTIRE AREA SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 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. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 69W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 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. .SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A GALE CENTER JUST N OF OF THE AREA NEAR 32N69W 1002 MB SW TO 28N71W...AND TO ACROSS WESTERN CUBA. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT RACES NE DRAGGING THE FRONT SE THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND SE BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT...AND TO E OF AREA EARLY TUE EVENING. IN ITS WAKE ...HIGH PRES BUILDS IN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED MORNING ...THEN SHIFTS E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY THU WITH SOUTHERLY GALE WINDS DEVELOPING N OF 28N AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE FRI AND SAT. S TO SW WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW PART LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 72W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N SPREADING S. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TUE NIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 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 W 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. .SAT...S OF 26N NW OF FRONT N TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE