000 FZNT23 KNHC 031447 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM HAITI TO N COSTA RICA WILL MOVE E AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 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. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 78W WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N W OF 67W. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH PASSAGES. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 9 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO 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 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE TO 26N65W TO THE E DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT AND FROM 23N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WED THEN E OF THE AREA THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND 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 W 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 IN NE SWELL. .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...E OF 69W AND S OF 24N W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N E OF 71W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER DGS/JC