000 FZNT23 KNHC 231518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH E OF 80W BY TUE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND DISSIPATES. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE NE OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. SLOW MOVING HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND COLD FRONT WILL KEEP WINDS HIGHER OVER NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 81W MON. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W FRI. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING FRONT FROM 31N64W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORN MERGES WITH A NEW COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY FROM 31N67W TO S FL...BY MON AFTERNOON. THE MERGED BOUNDARY WILL LIE FROM 29N65W THROUGH SOUTHERN BAHAMAS INTO EASTERN CUBA MON EVENING AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES PASSES OFF THE MID-ATLC COAST AND MOVES NORTH OF THIS TROUGHING. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 30N W OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BETWEEN EASTERN FRONT AND NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF EASTERN FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF EASTERN FRONT S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 24N E OF 68W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF MERGED FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM W OF MERGED FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA