000 FZNT23 KNHC 220903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 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 SUN NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A SECOND HIGH WILL MOVE E OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...PASS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TUE EVE...AND AND MOVE NE INTO THE ATLC THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL MON AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 81W MON. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N E OF 81W. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH 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 11 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. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NW IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE GEORGIA AND N FL COAST TODAY. NEW FRONT TO WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH OLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES TO BUILD SE ACROSS ENTIRE AREA MON THROUGH WED AND FORCE WEAKENING FRONTAL REMNANTS FROM TURKS AND CAICOS TO 24N65W BY THU. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 .TODAY...N 27N E OF 72W E WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF NEW COLD FRONT N OF 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE WATERS. E OF TROUGH N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN TROUGH AND FRONT NE OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...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 SCHAUER CLARK