000 FZNT23 KNHC 251510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 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. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N E OF 84W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 21N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N W OF 82W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS SUN W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY UNTIL THU WHEN A WAVE BEGINS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY E OF THE FORECAST AREA AND DRIVES THE BOUNDARY EASTWARD. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES TO ALONG THE GEORGIA AND NE FL COAST BY SUN MORNING. COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FL SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 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 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT EVENING AND TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN... SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN...EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 360 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA