000 FZNT23 KNHC 102118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THU...BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TOWARD DAYBREAK. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. .FRI NIGHT...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W WIND E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... HIGHEST SE. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SAT. .SUN AND MON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 80W WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 15N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... AND N OF 15N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SW. .THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 71W WIND NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 68W SEAS 9 TO 11 FT... AND E OF 68W SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .THU...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .THU NIGHT...S OF 18N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES N OF AREA HAS A COLD FRONT OVER AREA FROM 31N69W TO 26N71W TO 21N75W. COLD FRONT WILL REACH 31N65W TO 24N70W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 27N65W TO 20N70W THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION FRI...THEN LIFT N OF THE WATERS SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUN...AND THEN MOVE NE OF THE WATERS MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 75W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W WIND W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT DECREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT OVER THE BAHAMA BANK. N OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND SW TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 72W WIND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. N OF 28N W OF 72W WIND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 28N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT... DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W WIND NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E. N OF 27N E OF 74W WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 70W EARLY. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 72W. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 72W...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 72W. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... EXCEPT BAHAMA BANK SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...WIND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N E OF 72W WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N E OF 72W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CLARK/MOLLEDA