000 FZNT23 KNHC 151518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS..STRONG TRADES OVER CARIBBEAN DIMINISH THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS E. COLD FRONT SLIPS S OF HISPANIOLA LATE TUE...AND S OF PUERTO RICO WED...BEFORE DIFFUSING EARLY THU. SECOND FRONT APPROACHES YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 63W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .THU...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO 29N81W STARTS TO MOVE E EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 29N81W TONIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT...DEEPENS TO GALE CENTER JUST S OF BERMUDA LATE MON BEFORE MOVING NE AND DEEPENING RAPIDLY ACROSS NW ATLC THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES TO 25N65W TO 19N69W MON NIGHT...THEN SE OF AREA TUE. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 28N E OF 75W MON SHIFTING E OF ARA MON NIGHT. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST EARLY THU REACHING FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W LATE THU WITH POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 29N. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 75W MON AND MON NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 70W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT AND GUSTY LATE. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES