000 FZNT23 KNHC 130252 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E AND INTO E CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER CARIBBEAN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. COLD FRONT TO SWEEP SE ACROSS THE W ATLC AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS SAT. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. N OF 20N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 OFF COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT OFF COLOMBIAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT W OF 66W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 66W. N OF 17N E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT SW PART. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SW OF MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT SW OF MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT MON. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE W TO E ALONG 25N TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE E THROUGH SAT AS NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS EARLY TONIGHT MOVES SE OVERNIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 27N80W FRI MORNING...AND THEN FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. FRONT TO MOVE E OF AREA SAT AS NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS AND REACHES FROM 28N65W TO 20N70W LATE MON. A DEEP LOW WILL DEVELOP JUST N OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE WITH POTENTIAL FOR NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS FAR N PORTIONS. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N WATERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF 75W AND 3 FT W OF 75W. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 KT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 600 NM NW OF FRONT N OF 28N...NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING 18 TO 25 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. NW OF FRONT N OF 25N AND E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. NW OF FRONT S OF 25N AND E OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING