000 FZNT23 KNHC 290829 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN AROUND SUNSET TODAY THEN LIFT N OF AREA EARLY MON. AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL DIMINISH ACROSS REMAINDER OF TROPICS THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS STALLING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT THEN LIFT N MON DISSIPATING ALONG 25N TUE. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALLS WED AND LIFTS N OF THE AREA ON THU. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 77W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W WED SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FAR NW PART. N OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON