000 FZNT23 KNHC 120930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS... FRESH TRADES CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W- 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 20N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W- 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 11N W OF 78W IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 11N W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 11N W OF 78W. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS- 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N OF 17N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 17N W OF 67W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N...6 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 18N...3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 11N...4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS- 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK N OF 27N. N SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRES E OF AREA AFFECTS THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS- 530 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W...SE WINDS VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...S OF 22N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL AREAWIDE. .SUN AND MON...FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 72W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 22N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT AREAWIDE. $$