000 FZNT23 KNHC 170313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AS A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS PASS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS PATTERN WILL ALLOW FOR TRADE WINDS TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 83W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 84W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N W OF 72W WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N E OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PART NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL FAR E PART. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 16N TO 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 17N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...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...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SAT. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N69W 1025 WITH A RIDGE TO CENTRAL FL WILL SLIDE S TO ALONG 27N BY TUE AND WEAKEN IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE FAR NW WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO S FL BY TUE NIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE W OF 75W WED AS THE PORTION E OF 75W MOVES TO E OF AREA WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S TO 27N. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFTS E OF THE AREA FRI AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO NEAR S FL BY LATE FRI...AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA ON SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W E OF 68W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N 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 SE BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF SE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE WATERS NEAR ISLANDS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W DIMINISHING TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. 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 TO 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 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N 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...NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 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. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE