000 FZNT23 KNHC 021442 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO FAR ERN HONDURAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT...EXTENDS FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIB TUE...THEN DISSIPATING NEAR PUERTO RICO LATE WED AND THU. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE W ATLC BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT THU BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 18N65W TO 12N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 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. .FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 22N58W TO 17N63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO E CUBA WILL MOVE TO 31N66W TO HAITI TONIGHT AND FROM 29N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE THEN E OF THE AREA LATE WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 11 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. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS/JC