000 FZNT23 KNHC 180303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM INTERIOR HISPANIOLA TO ALONG N COAST OF PUERTO RICO NE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE SE ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND EXTREME NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH WED THEN MEANDER ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN TO CENTRAL LEEWARDS TO 23N50W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 70W WILL CONTINUE WWD THROUGH WED EVENING AND CROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER 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. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 83W. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT E OF 83W. .WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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. .SUN...E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SW OF MONA PASSAGE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY TONIGHT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 10 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES LATE WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 14N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL WED NIGHT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 BY WED NIGHT. 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 LARGE 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 AND SUN...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM INTERIOR HISPANIOLA TO ALONG N COAST OF PUERTO RICO TO 31N50W WILL MOVE SE AND INTO EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH WED AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES OVER E U.S. WILL SHIFT E ALONG 32N TONIGHT. SW FLOW INCREASES N OF BAHAMAS WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE WED NIGHT...REACHING GALE FORCE THU. STRONG NW WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM 31N68W TO 23N80W BY LATE THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS THE FRONT WEAKENS...STALLING FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT AND SHIFTS NE SUN. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 73W LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SUN AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT INCREASING 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE SUN. EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SUN NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT 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 OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING