000 FZNT23 KNHC 050239 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FROM PUERTO RICO TO COSTA RICA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE W ATLC INCREASING NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AS LARGE N TO NE SWELLS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE E CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BEGINNING ON FRI. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N ...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 82W NE WINDS 25 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 82 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF LINE FROM 17N62W TO 12N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N E OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. .MON...W OF LINE 18N68W TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .TONIGHT 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL MOVE E OF AREA OVERNIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKENS SUN AND MON. LARGE N SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE FAR EASTERN PART THU NIGHT ...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 69W AND S OF 24N W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 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 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. .MON...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W...AND VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF BAHAMAS W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL W OF 74W...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE