000 FZNT23 KNHC 110930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS... TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA DIMINISH THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN SW N ATLC MOVES ACROSS THE N TROPICAL N ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W- 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W IN E SWELL...2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W- 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 11N E OF 78W AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 11N E OF 78W AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 11N E OF 78W AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS- 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N AND E OF 67W...5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N AND E OF 67W...5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N W OF 67W... AND 7 TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT FROM 11N TO 18N...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FROM 11N TO 18N...9 TO 12 FT IN SWELL N OF 18N...4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FROM 11N TO 18N...11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 11N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS- 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. N SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRES E OF AREA AFFECTS THE REGION THROUGH LATE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS- 528 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT N OF 26N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 24N E OF 71W. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 75W...8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI