000 FZNT23 KNHC 070837 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N55W TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TODAY AND SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WILL ENHANCE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS IN N TO NE SWELL OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 19N E OF 79W WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 16N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 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 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 80W 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 12 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 19N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N N OF 18N WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N WED. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 31N70 WILL SHIFT SW AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE FLORIDA COAST SUN THROUGH WED. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A GALE CENTER NE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ENHANCED NE WINDS AND SWELLS OVER MUCH OF THE E PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT WED. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI