000 FZNT23 KNHC 241515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WELL N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE TOWARD THE REGION THROUGH SAT WHILE EXTENDING A RIDGE THROUGH THE E PORTION. LOW PRES WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 84W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 79W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 82W 2 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 82W 2 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 65W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 65W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 13N 10 TO 13 FT FRI. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NE PORTION WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WELL N OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT S AND MOVE OVER THE WATERS BY THU WHILE EXTENDING A RIDGE SE OVER THE AREA...THEN PERSIST THROUGH SAT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 76W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 76W BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL BY TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 73W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT WITH NE SWELL BY TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 73W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 73W 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF 73W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR CUBA. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 73W TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 70W AND 73W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT WITH NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 74W...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS TO 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 72W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER KELLS/AGUIRRE