000 FZNT23 KNHC 272117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON...AND DISSIPATE FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO 14N75W LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 84W TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .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 SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N WED BEHIND FRONT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTERING FAR NW PART WED ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO HAITI WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE GEORGIA AND NE FL COAST SAT NIGHT THEN EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SUN EVENING...FROM 31N66W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING...AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE PART TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF AREA BY LATE WED AS THE HIGH CENTER MOVES OFF TO ALONG THE N CAROLINA COAST. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 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 E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 65W. .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 BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM E 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 SE TO S 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 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 73W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE