000 FZNT23 KNHC 232107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE SW N ATLC ZONE. RIDGING REBUILDS OVER THE AREA N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES SAT THROUGH MON. TRADES INCREASE MON AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 25N70W WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE WHILE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU REACHING FROM 31N70W TO N FLORIDA THU EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN WILL SHIFT TO ALONG 26N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. 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 SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W BEHIND FRONT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 72W AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM 24N TO 27N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY