000 FZNT23 KNHC 180901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N57W TO PUERTO RICO TO SE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STALLS FROM 22N55W THROUGH THE LEEWARDS AND S OF PUERTO RICO TODAY...THEN DISSIPATES THU. HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BUILDS INTO WESTERN ATLC AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THIS FRONT MAINTAINS STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TODAY...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE THU...AND BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TODAY...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SW OF MONA PASSAGE TODAY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 10 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES LATE TODAY. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. N OF 15N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 15N 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E 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. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES IS SHIFTING FROM THE CAROLINA COAST TO BERMUDA. SW FLOW INCREASES N OF BAHAMAS LATE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT...REACHING GALE FORCE THU. STRONG NW WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS THE FRONT WEAKENS...STALLING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT. SW WINDS AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST ON SUNDAY. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N THU AND THU NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. 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 AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE TODAY. 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. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .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 10 TO 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. NW OF FRONT ON SUNDAY 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 CHRISTENSEN