000 FZNT23 KNHC 212054 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH OVER GREATER ANTILLES SHIFTS E OF THE AREA SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE W ATLC. THE HIGH CHANGES LITTLE SUN THROUGH THU $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 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. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR NE PASSAGES. .WED AND THU...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BETWEEN 69W AND 72W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR N PASSAGES $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 28N68W WILL MOVE NE OUT OF AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS CENTRAL AND E WATERS ALONG 31N EARLY TUE AND EXITS AREA WED. STRONG N WINDS AND LARGE N SWELLS FOLLOW FRONT. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 25N IN N SWELL AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N IN N SWELL ...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI