000 FZNT23 KNHC 260902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN W OF THE WINDWARD CHANNEL TO DIMINISH. NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN...MOVING TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .TODAY...N OF 17N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 84W. .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING E TO SE SAT N OF 17N W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN INTO MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN INTO MON... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRI AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA ON SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO ALONG THE GEORGIA AND NE FL COAST LATE SAT/EARLY SUN...SLOWLY MOVING E TO 31N74W TO 22N78W SUN EVENING...AND TO 31N65W TO 20N72W MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 .TODAY...S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 69W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 69W. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...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...N OF 28N W OF 76W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK