000 FZNT23 KNHC 091432 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN... TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 66W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 66W. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 16N TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE WINDS W OF 60W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N E OF 60W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE REGION WHICH HAS MAINTAINED FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SUN MORNING. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT SW 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 LEWITSKY