000 FZNT23 KNHC 082100 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 THU MAR 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...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 REGION THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W... .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 28N80W SAT...WEAKEN ALONG 27N SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 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 NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 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 2012. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE (LOWER CASE) FORECASTER