000 FZNT23 KNHC 111433 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT CREATED BETWEEN STRONG RIDGING JUST N OF AREA AND LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA WILL 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. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. .TONIGHT...E OF 80W WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH 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. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. GUSTY WINDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N THU NIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FL WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 29N81W BY THU EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W...BECOMING STATIONARY TO E CENTRAL FL BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES EXITS THE N CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 21N INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ANS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB