000 FZNT23 KNHC 192119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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 ON SUN...THEN WEAKEN WHILE EXITING THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 71W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 KT 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. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERS THE AREA THROUGH 24N65W...AND EXTENDS W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO NEAR THE UPPER KEYS WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. WEAK BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL QUICKLY BEGIN TO TRACK NE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TO NEAR S FL FRI NIGHT WITH THE WEAK LOW NEAR 265N70W 1014 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE NE ALONG OR MERGED INTO THE FRONT OVER THE FAR NE WATERS EARLY SAT WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N56W TO HISPANIOLA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...THEN MOVE E OF AREA AND WEAKEN LATE SUN INTO MON AS STRONG HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 24N W OF 77W...AND ALSO S OF 24N E OF 77W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD 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 COLD 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 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...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 MON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE