000 FZNT23 KNHC 062101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TRADES INCREASE OVER E CARIBBEAN TUE AS HIGH PRES SLIDES INTO SW N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 TUE. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL TUE. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N SLIDES E THROUGH SUN BECOMING REINFORCED BY HIGH PRES SLIDING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE SW N ATLC TUE MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES S OF 27N THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES SE CONUS BY WED WITH INCREASING SW WINDS NW AREAS LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN