000 FZNT23 KNHC 141530 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 NRN CARIBBEAN WATERS LATE MON...STALLING FROM 22N60W TO S DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THEN DISSIPATING TO 19N82W MIDDAY TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 82W AND 4 FT W OF 82W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 63W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO 24N78W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO 28N81W SUN. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN NIGHT...RAPIDLY DEEPENS AS IT MOVES E REACHING 31N70W LATE SUN NIGHT AND N OF BERMUDA LATE MON. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED TO LOW PRES EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING AND PUSHING SE OF AREA EARLY TUE. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N E OF 78W MON DIMINISHING MON NIGHT AND TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS OFF N FLORIDA COAST WED. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 78W MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF 72W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 72W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES