000 FZNT23 KNHC 282123 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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 SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST IN ATLC PASSAGES IN N SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON...THEN WILL STALL ALONG 26N TUE...BEFORE DISSIPATING WED AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED NEAR BERMUDA. NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST WED NIGHT...THEN WILL STALL AND LIFT N OF THE AREA ON THU. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N. .THU...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN