000 FZNT23 KNHC 271515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN MORNING...STALL FROM W CUBA TO BELIZE SUN NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE MON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO EARLY SUN WHILE MAINTAINING FRESH EASTERLY TRADES...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ..GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 82W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF JAMAICA W OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT AND SAT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 83W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 82W 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE...EXCEPT W OF 83W TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 83W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 79W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 79W 8 TO 10 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N E OF 71W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 14N 6 TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. .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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL. S OF 15N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT OVER THE FAR NE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SHIFT E OF THE REGION SAT...THEN CONTINUE DRIFTING E OF THE AREA THROUGH MON WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. AN ASSOCIATED HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA EARLY SUN BEFORE EXTENDING FROM 31N69W THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON...AND STALL ALONG 27N TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TUE. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND S OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 77W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 72W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 74W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 74W 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN...THEN DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST NEAR 31N. N OF 27N E OF 75W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2 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 W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W 6 TO 8 FT WITH NW TO N SWELL. S OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KELLS/SCHAUER CLARK