000 FZNT23 KNHC 180928 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 SUN MAR 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK W ATLC RIDGE ALONG 31N-32N WILL REORGANIZE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH THU. BROAD LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN LOW LEVELS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND NE CARIBBEAN WILL BLOCK HIGH PRES FROM BUILDING INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS THERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BETWEEN CENTRAL CUBA AND CAYMANS THIS EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W DURING THE EVENING...AND E 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10.5N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 10.5N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 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. 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. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE 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. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC RIDGE ALONG 31N-32N W OF 65W WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN MON NIGHT THROUGH THU AS NEW HIGH ACROSS NW ATLC SHIFTS S TO NEAR BERMUDA BY THU. AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS...NE WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF AN OLD FRONTAL ZONE FROM SE BAHAMAS TO NEAR 24N65W MON AND TUE THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN 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 6 TO 9 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 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 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 STRIPLING