000 FZNT23 KNHC 072101 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SHEAR LINE FROM 25N65W TO THE BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THU. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE WITHIN 200 TO 300 NM N OF THE SHEAR LINE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT CLIPS THE N WATERS AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W BY SAT...AND WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/ (LOWER CASE) EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012. FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX CHANGES APR 03 2013. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE (LOWER CASE) FORECASTER GR