000 FZNT23 KNHC 120852 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE TO THE CENTRAL ATLC AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR STRONG TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TRADES WILL BE SLOWER IN WEAKENING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY SUN...THEN DIMINISH MON. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 19N W OF 83W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N E OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E OF 79W 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 AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. N OF 10N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W AND N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AND 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 AND 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 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO S FL WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN THROUGH FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW WATERS THIS MORNING...AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 29N81W BY EARLY TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W... THEN STATIONARY TO E CENTRAL FL BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES EXITS THE N CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT...AND E OF THE NE WATERS LATE SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY MON...AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...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...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W AND N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE