000 FZNT23 KNHC 080248 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 15N55W TO TRINIDAD WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS IN N TO NE SWELL OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 19N WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 20N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT AND SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT MON. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF LINE FROM 18N67W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N E OF 65W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 15N...AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N72W 1029 MB WILL DRIFT SW AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE FLORIDA COAST SUN THROUGH WED. STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A GALE CENTER E OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ENHANCED NE WINDS AND SWELLS OVER MOST OF THE SE WATERS THROUGH TUE. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO N FL BY THU. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 69W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FL. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE WED THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE