000 FZNT23 KNHC 202122 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY SAT NIGHT AND SUN FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N77W AS RIDGING BUILDS AND MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES INTO TUE. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT BUILDING 12 TO 15 SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 71W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 70W AND 7 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT TONIGHT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL SUN AND MON. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...BECOMING E SWELL SUN AND MON. .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 PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO W CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA BY LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SUN MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE LATER SUN AS HIGH PRES TO THE N QUICKLY SHIFTS E OF AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA AND N FL COAST EARLY SUN...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE PART LATER MON THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 28N TO 75W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON AND S TO SW LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF FRONT TO NW BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. 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 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BAHAMAS AND LEEWARD WATERS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING