000 FZNT23 KNHC 200312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT CENTRAL ATLC SW TO 28N40W THEN CONTINUES AS A FRONTAL TROUGH TO JUST E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS AND PUERTO RICO...WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W ACROSS S FLORIDA AND INTO THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SE TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI AND DISSIPATE. RIDGING N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES INTO TUE WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONT ENTERING THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY MON. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUN... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BY LATE MON. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 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 15 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. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 27N81W WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA EARLY FRI WITH STRONG SW WINDS E OF THE FRONT AND GALES N OF 29N. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 300 NM E OF BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SAT AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES TO SHIFT E ALONG 31N SAT AND SUN. A WEAKER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE GEORGIA COAST SUN AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO FLORIDA STRAITS MON MORNING. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 29N. 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 TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 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 29N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND N 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 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 20N E OF FRONT S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E OF FRONT SE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING