000 FZNT23 KNHC 270918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. PERSISTENT STRONG SE BREEZE REMAIN OVER NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE....S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 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 FROM 79W TO 81W...AND 4 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 67W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N SHIFT E IN RESPONSE TO APPROACHING LOW PRES N OF AREA. FRONT PUSH S INTO FAR NW PORTION MON... REACH FROM BERMUDA TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA MON NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE TUE. FRONT LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT WED AND THU AS DEVELOPING LOW PRES MOVES OFF MID ATLC COAST LATE WED. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSH SE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW 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 EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES