000 FZNT23 KNHC 030912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 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. AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM HAITI SE NICARAGUA WILL MOVE E AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM E HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATING ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN LATE WED THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE W ATLC BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 67 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO HAITI WILL MOVE TO 27N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS EVENING AND FROM 23N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WED AND E OF THE AREA THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS