000 FZNT23 KNHC 120245 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT 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 MON AS THE RIDGE SINKS SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC AND WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W N OF 13N N TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 80W FROM 13N TO 10N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 12N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N THU. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELLS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .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. .MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE FROM 29N61W TO N CENTRAL FL WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 29N81W BY THU EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W...BECOMING STATIONARY TO E CENTRAL FL BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES EXITS THE N CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE SUN THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING SW TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S 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...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 9 TO 13 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. .MON...N OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING