000 FZNT23 KNHC 160859 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK W ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 32N/33W WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT SLOWLY SW AND WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH MON BEFORE BEING REPLACED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS W ATLC AND INTO FLORIDA MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 16.5N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10.5N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N EACH NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ..MON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W PORTIONS TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 32N/33N WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY SW AND WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH MON BEFORE STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS W ATLC AND INTO AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE. LOW LEVEL TROUGH FROM 27N73W TO 22N69W WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. FRESH WINDS WITH ACTIVE AND SQUALLY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND E OF TROUGH THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 27N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 78W. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 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 STRIPLING