000 FZNT23 KNHC 152032 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT E AND WEAKEN MON NIGHT INTO WED AS A COLD FRONT DROPS S THROUGH THE WESTERN ATLC WATERS. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH MON MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING TUE. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 82W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 84W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W...WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FAR NE PART INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N AND N OF 15N. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PART NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT FAR NE PART INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT...5 TO 67FT TUE AND 3 TO 5 FT WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT FAR N PART. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON AFTERNOON. S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 17N...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 30N66W TO CENTRAL FL WILL SLIDE S TO ALONG 28N BY MON AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE FAR NW WATERS MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO S FL BY TUE NIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE W OF 75W WED AS THE PORTION E OF 75W MOVES TO THE FAR EASTERN WATERS LATE WED...AND E OF THE AREA BY EARLY THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S TO 27N. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW 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...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF THE SE BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF SE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTHERN WATERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT E OF 72W DIMINISHING TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF FRONT TO 24N TO FRONT AND NE TO E 15-20 KT E OF SE BAHAMAS. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF SE BAHAMAS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 77W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT OVER CENTRAL AND SE BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE