000 FZNT23 KNHC 122112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN SOME ON TUE AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS SE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NNE SWELLS WILL SURGE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH SUN BEFORE DECAYING MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W- 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W- 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS- 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N W OF 69W AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL FAR NE PART INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N AND N OF 15N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PART NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT FAR NE PART... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON AND TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NNE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL TUE. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS- 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 31N70W 1026 MB WITH A RIDGE W TO NE FL WILL SLIDE SE TO ALONG 28N BY SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST N OF 31N AND BECOMES STATIONARY. THE FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS BY LATE MON...AND FROM 30N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS- 530 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT E OF SE BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF SE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF SE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 79W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N TO FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF SE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE