000 FZNT23 KNHC 261515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN WHILE MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS FROM NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BASIN...THEN WEAKEN MON. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER FAR NW WATERS SAT NIGHT...REACH A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN CUBA TO BELIZE SUN...THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 83W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 83W DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 83W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S AND W. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NE. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 72W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 68W 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 14N 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT FRI...EXCEPT S OF 12N 4 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W OF 70W AND IN THE ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN...HIGHEST IN THE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW TO N SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 15N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 12N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW TO N SWELL TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH N TO NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 16N 10 TO 12 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA WILL DRIFT E THIS AFTERNOON INTO SAT...PASS E OF THE WATERS SAT...THEN PERSIST E OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT...MOVE TO 31N72W TO 25N80W BY LATE SUN...THEN EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO 28N74W MON WHILE WEAKENING. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 73W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 69W AND 73W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 15 TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 77W...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUN...THEN DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL MON. N OF 27N E OF 73W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 29N BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN...THEN BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL THROUGHOUT MON. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT MON...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KELLS/SCHAUER-CLARK