000 FZNT23 KNHC 280316 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM 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 INTO EARLY SUN WHILE MAINTAINING FRESH EASTERLY TRADES...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 83W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 83W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY MON. BY EARLY TUE...THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ORIENTED ROUGHLY ALONG 27N BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE CAROLINAS WED. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN