000 FZNT23 KNHC 100915 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKEN AND SHIFT E ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS REGION...EXCEPT CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TODAY...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL WED. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF REGION MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS BASIN. COLD FRONT ENTERED NW CORNER WILL REACH 30N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY AND FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE SUN. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS JUST E OF 65W INCREASING TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 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 WALLY BARNES