000 FZNT23 KNHC 251530 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE S TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN STALL JUST N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE FAR EASTERN WATERS WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. LOW PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SUN. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER FAR NW WATERS SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF JAMAICA E OF 78W NE 20 TO 25 KT...AND W OF 85W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 83W...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW. E OF 83W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT W OF 82W SHIFTING TO SE TO S. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST S. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 81W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 82W 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT FRI. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW AND IN THE ATLC PASSAGES WITH N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 61W 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. S OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N...NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT FRI. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGHOUT FRI...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY SUN. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY WHILE MOVING E...BEFORE REACHING 65W SUN. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE N WATERS THU...THEN DRIFT SE OF THE AREA BY SUN WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT...THEN EXTEND THROUGH 31N69W TO 24N76W SUN. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. N OF 27N E OF 75W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 67W 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 67W 15 TO 18 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS...NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N 3 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 73W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 76W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 27N E OF 76W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KELLS/AGUIRRE