000 FZNT23 KNHC 280836 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND STALLING FROM W CUBA TO BELIZE SUN NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW OF AREA MON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN DIMINISHING MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED S OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 26N TUE DISSIPATING WED AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED NEAR BERMUDA. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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 2 TO 4 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 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON