000 FZNT23 KNHC 180912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EAST ALLOWING THE TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH FRI. NEW HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE TRADES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU THROUGH FRI. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 12N E OF 78W SUN. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N E OF 70W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO 25N80W WILL STALL ALONG 24N BY EARLY THU THEN DISSIPATE LATE THU. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM ALONG 74N THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT...AND LIFT NE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...FROM 24N65W TO 20N72W BY SAT NIGHT...AND SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W E TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SAT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 22N E OF 75W. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN