000 FZNT23 KNHC 290235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E TONIGHT THROUGH THU. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TUE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 2O TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI. .SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N76W TO JUST S OF JACKSONVILLE. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT REACHING FROM 31N65W TO 29N79W TUE MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE WED AND WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL THU NIGHT THEN FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS LATE SAT. STRONG NW WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WEST OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY