000 FZNT23 KNHC 210849 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS DISSIPATED ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL REMNANTS EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO CENTRAL CUBA. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE GULF STATES WILL MOVE E INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND BUILD ACROSS THE GULF AND N CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES INTO EARLY TUE. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE SE FROM THE GULF THROUGH CUBA...REACHING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND EXTREME NW CARIB OVERNIGHT SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS HISPANIOLA ON TUE. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. 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 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE. 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. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W CENTRAL BAHAMAS CONTINUES AS FRONTAL TROUGH TO CENTRAL CUBA. PORTION OVER SOUTHERN SW N ATLC WATERS WILL STALL SAT MORNING AND EVENTUALLY LIFT NORTH AS THE COLD FRONTAL PORTION PASSES E OF AREA. HIGH PRES ACROSS NE GULF STATES WILL SHIFT NE INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE GA AND N FL COAST EARLY SUN...AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER MON THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. RIDGE SETTLES JUST N OF FORECAST WATERS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO NW BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF NEXT FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...W OF 71W FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK