000 FZNT23 KNHC 140916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA SHIFTS E INTO CENTRAL ATLC SAT...AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES MOVING FROM NW GULF OF MEXICO INTO W ATLC SUN. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WATERS BY LATE MON...STALLING FROM 22N60W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THEN DISSIPATING TO 19N82W BY MIDDAY TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 82W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...S OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 63W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N65W TO 26N78W DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 30N81W BY SUN MORNING. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG THE FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SUN...THEN RAPIDLY DEEPENS AS IT MOVES E REACHING 31N75W BY SUN NIGHT...AND N OF BERMUDA BY LATE MON. THE COLD FRONT TRAILS THE LOW PRES...EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MON MORNING...AND PUSHING SE OF THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N E OF 78W MON. WINDS SUBSIDE WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 78W MON... .TODAY...N OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF 68W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN