000 FZNT23 KNHC 300315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLED FRONT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL LIFT N OF AREA EARLY MON. ELSEWHERE TRADES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH WEAKENS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BEGIN TUE INTO WED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN...WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 84W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. .THU AND FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 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 FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 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. .FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N79W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING...STALLING AND DISSIPATING OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT WHILE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT STRETCHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING ALONG 25N TUE. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE WED...BUT STALLS THEN LIFTS N OF THE AREA EARLY THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU INTO FRI AHEAD OF A THIRD FRONT APPROACHING THE COAST FRI. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 .TONIGHT... W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N E OF 75W. .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 7 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. .TUE THROUGH 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...THEN 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. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN