000 FZNT23 KNHC 091343 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG RIDGING N OF AREA AND LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN INTO TUE MORNING. TRADES THEN WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE SLIDES E...BUT INCREASE AGAIN LATER ON TUE AND INTO FRI AS NEW ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE SW N ATLC. TRADES WEAKEN AGAIN FRI AS THE HIGH SHIFTS E. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 84W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 78W WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WED. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E OF 82W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA. .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 65W. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST E OF NE FL WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AS IT BECOMES REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS FROM THE NW ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH EARLY WED. THE GRADIENT THEN WEAKENS THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT QUICKLY PASSES THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE WED THROUGH FRI EXITING THE FAR NE WATERS LATE FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 71W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 71W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR SE BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND 69W...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW WATERS. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FAR SE PART AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N WATERS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL FAR SE PART...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB