000 FZNT23 KNHC 231507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN. WEAKENING COLD FRONT PASSES JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 86W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 86W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N73W WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT CLIPS THE NE PART OF THE AREA. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE N WATERS TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE N PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NE PORTION BY LATE SAT. RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT AND BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 27N SUN. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 72W AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 24W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR