000 FZNT23 KNHC 252129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N W OF 82W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT SUN W OF 79W...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN INTO MON... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 24N68W...THEN STATIONARY TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU THEN BEGIN TO LIFT N THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS STRONG HIGH PRES ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS PULLS OFF TO THE NE. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO ALONG THE GEORGIA AND NE FL COAST LATE SAT...THEN INTO THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING. THE FRONT THEN WEAKENS FROM 31N66W TO 26N72W TO E CUBA MON. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 71W...AND ALSO FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. S OF 26N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT EVENING AND TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN... SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN...EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE