000 FZNT23 KNHC 010920 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO 14N75W TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 84W TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 10N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED NEAR THE COAST. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N76W TO W CUBA THIS EVENING AND FROM 31N66W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING AND WEAKEN FROM 27N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA W OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER FAR SE PART. .WED AND THU...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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS