000 FZNT23 KNHC 251509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E AND REACH FROM THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO CENTRAL PANAMA TONIGHT THEN FROM PUERTO RICO TO COLOMBIA EARLY FRI WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO SE OF JAMAICA EARLY SUN DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON MON. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. .MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN MONA PASSAGE E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT N N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM 27N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT THEN WILL PUSH SE OF 65W BY EARLY FRI. A TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG AND N OF 29N FRI THROUGH EARLY SAT...WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE WATERS SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT THEN FROM 31N70W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN AND SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARRIVE ON MON. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SAT THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 74W AND 10 TO 14 FT E OF 74W FRI NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 70W FRI NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT... AND BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 71W BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL W OF FRONT LATE...AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF 71W. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT E OF 73W... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT W OF 74W AND 9 TO 16 FT E OF 74W LATE. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...AND 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY