000 FZNT23 KNHC 120328 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS... TRADES WILL DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT FROM 22N55W TO 22N65W WILL QUICKLY SWEEP SE ACROSS THE N TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES. LARGE LONG PERIOD NNE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO SURGE S THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN SEA THU THROUGH LATE SUN BEFORE DECAYING THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W- 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N W OF 81W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W- 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS- 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 67W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 67W...AND BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FAR NE PART INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PART NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT FAR SW PART AND 8 TO 11 FT FAR NE PART INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL MON. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT SAT...8 TO 10 FT SUN AND TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS- 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N71W TO N FL WILL SLOWLY SLIDE ESE THROUGH SUN AS COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST N OF 31N AND FRI THROUGH SUN...THEN MOVES N AS A WARM FRONT LATE SUN AND MON AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS JUST OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA BY MON. SUBSIDING NE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRES ENE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE SAT...THEN BE CONFINED TO THE FAR SE WATERS BY MON. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS- 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 76W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 76W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS... AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 75W...AND ALSO ISOLATED NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT E OF 71W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE