000 FZNT23 KNHC 210301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL SHIFT NE OF AREA TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASSIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR NE PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NE OF BAHAMAS MOVES NE OF AREA BY SAT EVENING. TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. A COLD FRONT FROM 300 NM W OF BERMUDA TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA MOVES E THROUGH SAT...EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT MORNING EXITING AREA SUN. STRONG NE WINDS FOLLOW FRONT. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LOW PRES AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LOW AND TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 69W TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI