000 FZNT23 KNHC 040238 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NORTHERN PANAMA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE W ATLC BEHIND THE FRONT. LARGE N SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ON FRI...WHILE SEAS ALSO INCREASE IN N SWELL THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 N OF 19N. .FRI...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TONIGHT AND 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 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN..N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT NE 25 T0 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. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE FROM PUERTO RICO TO 12N73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 14N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL OVER N PART INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SAT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE TO THE FAR SE WATERS THU...AND E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT ...THEN WEAKENS SUN. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 74W. 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 76W. .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 AND SUN...N OF 29N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AGUIRRE