000 FZNT23 KNHC 070901 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 07 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. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG RIDGING N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY MON. TRADES INCREASE OVER MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC TUE INTO WED AS A NEW AND STRONG RIDGE BUILDS SE INTO THE SW N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TODAY...E OF LINE 21N78W TO 16N85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT....SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 79W WED. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TODAY...W OF LINE 18N67W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN...HIGHEST NEAR 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE AREA WED...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W PART. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH MON AS IT BECOMES REPLACED BY STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE INTO THE SW N ATLC MON AND TUE. THIS HIGH THEN SLIDES TO JUST NE OF AREA WED...BUT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SE U.S LATE WED PRECEDED BY INCREASING S TO SW WINDS OVER FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2009 .TODAY...N OF 24N E OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FROM 24N TO 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. N OF 26N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N W OF 76W. S OF 24N E OF 74W...AND S OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 28N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE