000 FZNT23 KNHC 190929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL SLIDE E ALONG 34N THROUGH SAT TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE N GULF OF MEXICO AND SW ATLC BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE SAT THROUGH MONDAY...AND INCREASE THE TRADE WINDS S OF 20N THIS WEEKEND INTO MON. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP FROM THE E CUBA TO NE OF THE BAHAMAS ALONG 73/74W TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AND THEN SHIFT E-SE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...REACHING THE MONA PASSAGE SAT EVENING... AND THEN THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROP N ATLC ZONE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING BRIEFLY 8 TO 10 FT EARLY SUN. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. .MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N E OF 70W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT N OF 19N. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .MON...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT 24.5N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS ALONG 25N AND MEANDERING ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE UPPER KEYS WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER ACROSS THIS GENERAL AREA TODAY AND WEAKEN. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM E CUBA NWD ALONG 73/74W TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE E-NE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE E COAST OF U.S. THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND S FL FRI NIGHT WHILE THE TROUGH LIES ALONG 69W. THE FRONT WILL OVERTAKE AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE E WATERS EARLY SUN...LYING FROM 23N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE...AND THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FROM TROUGH TO 71W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL N OF 24N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SAT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 22N E OF 75W. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING