000 FZNT23 KNHC 131437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. N SWELLS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH TUE...THEN BUILD ONCE AGAIN ON THU. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 77W 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 81W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 73W. .WED AND THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THU. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 82W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N W OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT N OF 14N W OF 70W 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 68W. .WED AND THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N W OF 69W AND S OF 14N W OF 73W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 14N W OF 73W. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N THROUGH MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE FROM FROM 31N55W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 28N TONIGHT...AND SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N BY MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION WED...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO NEAR DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .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 S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...AND W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF 74W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE