000 FZNT23 KNHC 100331 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM 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 MON TO FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THROUGH EVENING. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 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 NW TO N 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...INCREASING E OF 78W SUN NIGHT TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF HISPANIOLA. .SUN AND MON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SAT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N SAT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES EXTENDS S ALONG U.S. E COAST INTO BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...SANDWICHED BETWEEN PERSISTENT DEEP LOW PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IN GULF OF MEXICO. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC LATE SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT NW PORTIONS LATE. N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING