000 FZNT23 KNHC 171444 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL SWEEP SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI...AND THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT SAT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA BY TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N WED. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 67W AND 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N 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 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO 20N72W WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ALONG 30N. SW FLOW INCREASES N OF BAHAMAS WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE WED NIGHT...REACHING GALE FORCE THU. STRONG NW WINDS FOLLOW THE THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM 31N68W TO 23N80W BY LATE THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS THE FRONT WEAKENS...STALLING FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 27N E OF 68W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15K T. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI