000 FZNT23 KNHC 051448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N 64W ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO 15N 67W THEN SW TO JUST OFF SHORE OF COLOMBIA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...WHILE THE PORTION W OF 65W DISSIPATES. FRONT TO REACH CENTRAL LEEWARDS TO 15N 66W FRI MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS N WINDWARDS BY SAT MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES TO BUILD OVER THE W ATLC BEHIND FRONT AND COMBINE WITH DEEPENING LOW ALONG FRONT IN CENTRAL ATLC TO PRODUCE HIGH SEAS MOVING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES INTO N AND NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT S OF 19N AND 6 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 83W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 78W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING THIS EVENING 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 82W NE WINDS 25 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE 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 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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W AND N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. .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 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ALONG SE U.S. COAST TODAY TO SHIFT SLOWLY E AND NE THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN REORGANIZE AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 30N 73W SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT MON. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING