000 FZNT23 KNHC 022124 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM E TIP OF CUBA TO CENTRAL NICARAGUA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT...EXTENDS FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIB TUE...THEN DISSIPATES NEAR PUERTO RICO LATE WED AND THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE W ATLC BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT GRADUALLY BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT BY TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 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. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT UP TO 13 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 18N65W TO 12N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW OF LINE FROM 16N62W TO 13N72W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SAT...NW OF LINE 22N56W TO 16N62W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO E TIP OF CUBA WILL MOVE TO 31N66W TO HAITI TONIGHT AND FROM 29N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE THEN E OF THE AREA LATE WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF 29N. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SAT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING