000 FZNT23 KNHC 262112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N W OF 82W. .MON THROUGH TUE....S OF 20N W OF 82W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 82W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED AND THU...W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 81W. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 56W. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E SUN IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRES THAT WILL MOVE E ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST N OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH S AS A COD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW PORTION MON...REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NEAR DAYTONA BEACH MON NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM NEAR 28N65W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT WED AND THU AS DEVELOPING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST BY LATE WED. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY... THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SW 10 TO 15 KT AND N OF FRONT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE