000 FZNT23 KNHC 100922 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES DIMINISH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AS A SURFACE RIDGE N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 17N E OF 80W...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE COAST OF CUBA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. N OF 11N E OF 78W INCLUDING THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 11N E OF 78W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 11N E OF 78W...5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 11N E OF 78W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 17N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 18N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 IN N SWELL. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 18N...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH LATE WEEK. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ENTER NE PORTIONS LATE TONIGHT AS LOW E OF THE AREA TRACKS SOUTHEASTWARD. WINDS DIMINISH AREAWIDE BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 72W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N E OF 72W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 28N W OF 75W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT TONIGHT. FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 72W AND THE BAHAMAS...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SW OF THE BAHAMAS...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL AREAWIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 72W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. N OF 28N W OF 75W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 72W AND THE BAHAMAS...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW OF THE BAHAMAS...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI