000 FZNT23 KNHC 092102 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH ELY TRADES THROUGH MON. A NEW SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUE AND WED WILL LIKELY TO REINFORCE THE PATTERN OF BRISK ELY TRADES THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. A COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED SHOULD REACH THE NW CARIBBEAN AND STALL LATE WED...CAUSING HIGH PRESSURE TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT E. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST TO THE SE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 81W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. W OF FRONT LATE WED W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST TO THE E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST TO THE E. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .THU...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 14N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N W OF 72W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST TO THE E...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 45 NM OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST TO THE E...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 45 NM OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 45 NM OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST TO THE N. .THU...N OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W WILL BEGIN MOVING SE TONIGHT...AS A SECONDARY FRONT OVER THE GULF AND SERN STATES RE-ENERGIZES IT. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ERN HALF OF THE AREA SHOULD WEAKEN AND SHIFT E. FRONT SHOULD LIE ALONG LINE FROM 31N65W 21N75W LATE SUN...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND IT. THE SAME HIGH PRES SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC MON INTO TUE...LEADING TO MODERATELY STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WARM FRONT OVER N FL LATE TUE SHOULD LIFT N OF AREA EARLY WED...WITH NEXT FRONT PUSHING INTO THE SW ATLANTIC THU. WINDS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE N OF 29N... SPREADING FROM W TO E THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 28N W OF 78W. S OF FRONT AND N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 40 NM S OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT AND S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W AND NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT... W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT AND N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT E OF 74W IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 74W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 74W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. WINDS BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 74W TUE AFTERNOON AND E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 74W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT W OF 74W AND 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 72W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 2O TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST E. S OF 25N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN