000 FZNT23 KNHC 241437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH ESPECIALLY E OF 75W THU. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST OF N COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND S OF 17N E OF 81W TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 18N AND 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 11N AND 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 22N80W THIS MORNING MOVING TO 24N65W TO EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT...STALLS OVER WINDWARD PASSAGE WED...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA