000 FZNT23 KNHC 070237 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N56W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR 15N66W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES SE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS IN N TO NE SWELLS OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS INTO LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT N OF 19N E OF 79W WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 18N TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED S OF 19N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W...AND ALSO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 17N62W TO 12N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 69W...AND N OF 14N E OF 67W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 18N W OF 70W... AND TO 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 65W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N72W WILL SHIFT S AND THROUGH TUE...THEN BE LOCATED NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS BY WED. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A GALE CENTER NE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ENHANCED WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELLS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA INTO SUN NIGHT. CONDITIONS THEN DIMINISH MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...SE OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 26N74W TO 25N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON AND TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE