000 FZNT23 KNHC 220312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG MID ATLC COAST WILL SLIDE EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH SUN TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A SECOND HIGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SE U.S. MON AND MOVE VERY SLOWLY NE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N E OF 81W. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT....DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE TUE. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 64W SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT EARLY MON...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 64W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 20N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 23N79W WILL LIFT NW IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE GEORGIA AND N FL COAST SUN. NEW FRONT TO WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH OLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MONDAY EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES TO BUILD SE ACROSS ENTIRE AREA MON THROUGH WED AND FORCE WEAKENING FRONTAL REMNANTS FROM TURKS AND CAICOS TO 24N65W BY THU. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 29N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W AND 7 TO 8 FT E OF 72W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SE BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 3 TO 5 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 AND THU...NW OF FRONT TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING