000 FZNT23 KNHC 101312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT CREATED BETWEEN STRONG RIDGING N OF AREA AND LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT AS THE RIDGE SLIDES E INTO THE EASTERN ATLC. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 79W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 80W WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E OF 81W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA. .TONIGHT...N TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST MAINLY W PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 65W. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N...AND N OF 18N W OF 60W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 19N NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH EARLY WED. THE GRADIENT THEN WEAKENS THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA PUSHES THE RIDGE SE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W BY THU AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM 31N66W TO 28N71W...AND STATIONARY TO E CENTRAL FL BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES EXITS THE N CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N W OF 78W. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. S OF 25N W OF 76W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 72W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS AND S TO SW 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N WATERS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT W TO 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW WATERS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR NW WATERS. S OF FRONT TO 25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL...WITH HIGHEST SEAS FAR SE PART...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW NW WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE FAR SE PART AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB