000 FZNT23 KNHC 190247 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N50W TO LEEWARD ISLANDS JUST N OF GUADELOUPE WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE THU. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL SHIFT E INTO W CENTRAL ATLC...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY FRI AND QUICKLY DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE THU AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT S OF 16N AND 9 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .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. .MON...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND N OF 14N S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT WITH LARGE N SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUN AND TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...SLOWLY SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE MON. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN LARGE NW SWELLS. SE OF FRONT TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 13N 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 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES ACROSS W ATLC WILL SHIFT E INTO W CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH EARLY FRI. SW FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT... REACHING GALE FORCE N PORTIONS THU. STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS THE FRONT WEAKENS...STALLING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT. SW WINDS INCREASE AGAIN AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST ON SUN...REACHING 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N THU AND THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT... SHIFTING 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 MIXED N AND 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 17 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...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT FROM COLD FRONT TO 70W. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING