000 FZNT23 KNHC 170239 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT ENTIRE AREA SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N W OF 68W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 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. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A DEEPENING GALE CENTER N OF THE AREA NEAR 33N66W 996 MB SW TO 27N67W...TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO WESTERN CUBA. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DRAG THE FRONT SE THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT...AND TO E OF AREA BY EARLY TUE EVENING. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES BUILDS IN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED MORNING AND SHIFTS E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE N FL COAST EARLY THU WITH SOUTHERLY GALE WINDS DEVELOPING N OF 28N TO ITS E. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI...AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE FRI AND SAT. S TO SW WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW PART LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 71W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 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 W OF FRONT TO 71W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N SPREADING S. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .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 35 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE 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 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