000 FZNT23 KNHC 210303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS DISSIPATED ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL REMNANTS EXTENDING NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NEAR 31N64W. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE GULF STATES WILL MOVE NE INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND BUILD ACROSS THE GULF AND N CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES S OF 23N INTO EARLY TUE. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND EXTREME NW CARIB TUE THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS HISPANIOLA BY WED. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 20 W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT BUILDING 12 TO 15 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 16N EXCEPT TO 9 FT THROUGH ALL ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 70W AND 7 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N SWELLS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL SUN AND MON. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 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 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. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N70W CONTINUES AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE SE. HIGH PRES ACROSS NE GULF STATES WILL SHIFT NE INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA AND N FL COAST EARLY SUN...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE PART LATER MON THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N TO 77W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 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 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND 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 15 KT 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 NW AND E 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