000 FZNT23 KNHC 200309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE W ATLC SUN INCREASING TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. A WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SUN AND MON AS IT DISSIPATES. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FRI. .SUN AND MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1012 MB JUST N OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT N TO 27N74W FRI AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND MERGE WITH THE LOW BY SAT FROM 30N65W TO 20N72W AND THEN PUSH MAINLY E OF THE AREA BY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN LOW AND FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... HIGHEST NE PART DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 73W LATE SUN. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI