000 FZNT23 KNHC 270914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN ALLOWING WINDS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN TO DIMINISH. NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON...AND FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO 14N75W BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BEGINNING LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT N OF 17N W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N LATE SUN. .MON AND TUE...FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO APPROACH THE GEORGIA AND NE FL COAST SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN THEN REACH FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SUN EVENING FROM 31N72W TO E CUBA MON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE PART TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 26N. .MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .TUE...N OF 29N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS