000 FZNT23 KNHC 301505 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT STALLED IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DIMINISH AS IT LIFTS N OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 84W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST HONDURAS AT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N FRI. E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N 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. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...WINDWARD PASSAGE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI...WINDWARD PASSAGE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 25N78W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE N SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E OF AREA TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SE UNITED STATES COAST AND LINGER OVER NW WATERS WED THROUGH THU NIGHT UNTIL IT IS FORCED NORTHEASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE COAST FRI. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 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 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FAR NW PART. N OF 26N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. 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 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 71W FROM 22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 5 TO 6 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK