000 FZNT23 KNHC 110255 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT CREATED BETWEEN STRONG RIDGING JUST N OF AREA AND LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE RIDGE SINKS SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .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 14 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. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ...BUILDING TO 13 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT THROUGH SUN. 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 THROUGH SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH EARLY WED. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN LATE WED THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA PUSHES THE RIDGE SE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W BY THU AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM 31N66W TO 28N71W...AND GO STATIONARY TO E CENTRAL FL BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES EXITS THE N CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N W OF 78W. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .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 11 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 11 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. .SUN...SE OF FRONT S OF 28N SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING