000 FZNT23 KNHC 061325 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NORTHERN PANAMA WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE SAT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG RIDGING N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG N TO NE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEW RIDGING BUILDS SE INTO THE SW N ATLC MON AND TUE BRINGS AN INCREASE TO TRADES OVER MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 82W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N W OF 82W. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W OF 79W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST S OF 18N E OF 79W. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 TUE. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT AND GUSTY WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N W OF 72W...AND ALSO FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ALONG 30N THROUGH SUN. BRISK N TO NE WINDS E OF 70W WILL BECOME NE TO E THIS WEEKEND AND SPREAD W AS THE HIGH STRETCHES E...THEN WEAKENS LATE SUN AND MON. HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS FROM THE NW INTO THE AREA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 69W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N W OF 78W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB