000 FZNT23 KNHC 052049 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...BECOMING DIFFUSE TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY SAT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR SHEAR LINE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W WED...AND EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W THROUGHOUT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .FRI...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF NICARAGUAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS TUE MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA WED MORNING. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THIS WEEK WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU...DIMINISHING FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT APPROACHES 31N FROM THE NW. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF REINFORCING FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED...AND EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL WED...AND EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY