000 FZNT23 KNHC 172027 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 10.5N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N E OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTION SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 18N LATE. .THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL PREVAIL JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E AND NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 24N AND 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT NI NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...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 AL