000 FZNT23 KNHC 092114 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 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WHICH HAS MAINTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING SEVERAL DAYS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .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 WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 65W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 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 THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE REGION WHICH HAS MAINTAINED FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SUN MORNING. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2012 .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. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 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 GR