000 FZNT23 KNHC 192114 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT CENTRAL ATLC SW TO NORTHERN LEEWARDS AND PUERTO RICO WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE OF YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI AND DISSIPATE. RIDGING N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES INTO TUE WITH ANOTHER WEAKENING FRONT ENTERING THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY MON. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT...AND TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUN... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BY LATE MON. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 111 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 1T TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 19N TO 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N82W WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA EARLY FRI WITH STRONG SW WINDS E OF THE FRONT AND GALES N OF 28N. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 300 NM E OF BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SAT AND DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES TO SHIFT E ALONG 31N SAT AND SUN. A WEAKER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO FLORIDA STRAITS MON. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...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 IN NE SWELL. 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N E OF 77W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N 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 15 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 NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...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