000 FZNT23 KNHC 270859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN MORNING STALLING FROM W CUBA TO BELIZE SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATING MON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH EARLY SUN DIMINISHING SOME SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 13N. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD PASSING TO THE S OF BERMUDA SAT. AN ASSOCIATED RIDGE WILL EXTEND W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL OFFSHORE GEORGIA AROUND SUNRISE SUN REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AROUND SUNSET SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON THEN STALL ALONG 27N DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON