000 FZNT23 KNHC 170926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN TODAY AS A PAIR 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 TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N78W WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THEN WEST TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN WILL EXTEND ALONG 22N THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA BY WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING BY LATE THU N OF PUERTO RICO. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT...AND WILL REACH A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI NIGHT...AND 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N E OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 23N...4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 BEHIND FRONT. E OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT BY SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ENTIRE AREA FRI...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL N OF 22N BY LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN