000 FZNT23 KNHC 072040 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 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG RIDGING N OF THE AREA AND LOWER PRES OVER S AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY MON. TRADES INCREASE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC TUE THROUGH THU AS A NEW AND STRONG RIDGE BUILDS SE INTO THE SW N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE MON. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT E OF 79W WED AND THU. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE...ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BETWEEN 68W AND 71W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W PART. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT 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 TUE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH THE NE WATERS. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE SW N ATLC MON AND TUE. THIS HIGH THEN SLIDES TO JUST NE OF AREA WED...BUT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW N OF FRONT.. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 28N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI