000 FZNT23 KNHC 091524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TRADES ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN DIMINISH AS THE HIGH MOVES E. A COLD FRONT MOVE WILL MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO N BELIZE FRI MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF REGION SAT THROUGH SUN TO FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY W OF 80W. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT N OF 19N SAT. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE COAST THU AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY SUN MORNING. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY SUN. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN