000 FZNT23 KNHC 181451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E WITH DECREASING TRADE WINDS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD AND INCREASE TRADES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N E OF 70W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 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. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 26N65W TO 25N80W WILL STALL ALONG 24N EARLY THU THEN DISSIPATE LATE THU. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM ALONG 74N THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT AND MOVE NE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT FROM 24N65W TO 20N72W SAT NIGHT AND SE OF THE AREA LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 7 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 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 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SAT W 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 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSON/DGS