000 FZNT23 KNHC 242130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 82W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL AND S OF 17N E OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 23N70W...THEN DISSIPATING SE TO EASTERN CUBA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. A WEAK TROUGH MAY FORM BETWEEN THE SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA WED NIGHT THEN LIFT N THROUGH SUN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES TO ALONG THE GEORGIA AND NE FL COAST. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 23N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N E OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 71W...AND ALSO FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. S OF 26N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .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 AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT INTO SUN EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N W OF 73W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART SAT...MOVING E ALONG FRONT SUN. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE