000 FZNT23 KNHC 140914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON. THE TRADE WINDS DIMINISH SLIGHTLY MON INTO TUE AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. 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. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W- 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W- 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS- 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE...S OF 13N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS- 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLIDE S TO 28N BY SUN AS A STATIONARY FRONT OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN DROP BACK S AS A COLD FRONT OFF N FLORIDA LATE MON...AND MOVE FURTHER S AND REACH FROM 31N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH TUE. THE FRONT REACHES FROM 28N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WED WHERE IT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TO S FL BY LATE WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS- 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS...5 TO 7 FT FROM 23N TO 28N E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ CHRISTENSEN