000 FZNT23 KNHC 130830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON THROUGH TUE. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .WED AND THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT THU. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR MONA PASSAGE AND COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .WED AND THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...AND 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N TODAY THROUGH MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. RIDGING EXTENDING FROM 31N55W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 28N TONIGHT SHIFTING N TO ALONG 31N BY MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION WED REACHING FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE SPACE COAST OF FLORIDA THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT ALONG AND NW OF RIDGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR SHEAR LINE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 74W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY