000 FZNT23 KNHC 092101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS IN N TO NE SWELL OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. NLY SWELL WILL INCREASE AGAIN THU AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77.5W... .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU..FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W... .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR PASSAGES. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR PASSAGES. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND NE PASSAGES. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 10 TO 11 FT ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 59W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N...N OF 18N E OF 60W WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N76W 1024 MB WILL MEANDER THROUGH MID-WEEK. LARGE NE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE LOW GRADUALLY ACCELERATES AND EXITS TO THE NE. ANOTHER LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN N THROUGH NE OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS FIRST OVER THE NE WATERS AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE REGION E OF BAHAMAS BY FRI. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL TUE...HIGHEST NE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 76W LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NE PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 24N E OF 68W LATE. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 73W AND 8 TO 11 FT E OF 73W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELLS E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT S AND W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING