000 FZNT23 KNHC 291511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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...BUT SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BEGIN TUE/WED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN...WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA LATE THU/FRI. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 79W AND S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 11N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N THU. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FL THIS EVENING...STALLING AND DISSIPATING OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT WHILE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT STRETCHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY MON AFTERNOON...WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE FRONT LIFTING N MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATING ALONG 25N TUE. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALLS WED AND LIFTS N OF THE AREA ON THU. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART WED AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 29N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK