000 FZNT23 KNHC 300826 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLED FRONT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL LIFT N OF AREA LATE TODAY. 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 FRI. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 84W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. .THU AND FRI...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT FAR SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY 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 NE 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO NW CUBA WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS THEN STATIONARY ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE N SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E OF AREA TUE BUT TRAIL A TROUGH W ALONG 26N. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE WED AND LIFT N OF THE AREA EARLY THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU INTO FRI AHEAD OF A THIRD FRONT OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 NIGHT. 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 OVER CENTRAL WATERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR 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 NELSON