000 FZNT23 KNHC 030304 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW COAST OF HAITI TO 16N 80W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL NICARAGUA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS ATLC AND GREATER ANTILLES AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN...REACHING E HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIB THROUGH TUE...THEN DISSIPATING ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE EXTREME NE CARIB LATE WED THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE W ATLC BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT GRADUALLY BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT BY TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT THU BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT UP TO 13 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 18N65W TO 12N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW OF LINE FROM 16N62W TO 13N72W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 22N58W TO 17N63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NW OF LINE 22N56W TO 16N62W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N 68W TO NW HAITI TO JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST AND REACH FROM 31N 65W TO 20N 70W TUE MORNING...MOVE E OF AREA TO PUERTO RICO WED...THEN EXIT AREA TO THE E THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 02 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. SW OF BAHAMAS SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF CUBA...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF 30N. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING