000 FZNT23 KNHC 130926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 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. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 80W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND IN NE SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 09N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 09N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE 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. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN ALONG ROUGHLY 28N THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING A SWATH OF FRESH TRADE WINDS GENERALLY S OF 22N. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST BY LATE SUN...AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST BY LATE MON. MEANWHILE LONG PERIOD NE SWELL CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .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. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN