000 FZNT23 KNHC 300224 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS WHILE SHIFTING E. FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN. TRADES INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS JUST N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 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 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...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 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N65W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES WED AND WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS EARLY SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS BETWEEN FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT AFTERNOON MOVING E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WEST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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 SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W...AND 5 TO 9 FT W OF 73W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SOUTH OF 23N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY