000 FZNT23 KNHC 311438 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH WED. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 83W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW WINDS N OF 20N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE IS IN PLACE ALONG 27N. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT MOVING E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE PORTION MON AND TUE WITH LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND IT IMPACTING THE NE HALF OF THE WATERS TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SE PORTION...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL E OF 72W. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N E OF 72W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE HALF LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 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/ 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 FORECASTER LEWITSKY