000 FZNT23 KNHC 191530 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. STRONGER HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA LATE SAT THROUGH MONDAY WILL INCREASE TRADES MAINLY OVER THE N PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN W OF HISPANIOLA SUN AND MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 71W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 19N LATE TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .MON...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 K WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERS THE AREA THROUGH 24N65W...AND EXTENDS W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO NEAR THE UPPER KEYS WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... THEN QUICKLY BEGIN TO TRACK NE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TO NEAR S FL FRI NIGHT WITH THE WEAK LOW NEAR 265N70W 1014 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE NE ALONG OR MERGED INTO THE FRONT OVER THE FAR NE WATERS EARLY SAT WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N56W TO HISPANIOLA LATE SAT INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA SUN AND MON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 69W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE