000 FZNT23 KNHC 152109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MIGRATING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES. HIGH PRES WILL SINK S INTO NE GULF AND SW N ATLC SAT TO EXPAND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N TONIGHT. .SUN...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 14N WED THROUGH THU. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION WED AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO GRAND BAHAMA THU MORNING THEN MOVING E OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW FRI BECOMING ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N SAT. AN OLD COLD FRONT LYING W TO E ALONG 32N LATE SAT WILL SINK S ACROSS N PORTIONS SUN. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING