000 FZNT23 KNHC 160315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG ATLC RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS SW PORTION. .MON...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 10N. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 70W TONIGHT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA. .SAT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E SAT EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 10N. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 23N80W WILL RAPIDLY MOVE E AND EXTEND INTO AREA AS A DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 23N62W TO HISPANIOLA THU. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI MORNING THEN SHIFT E OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NEXT COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...FROM 31N62W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN WITH HIGH PRES RE-ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE WESTERN WATERS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PART LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 29N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 74W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 76W AND 73W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. N OF 29N E OF 73W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 72W. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 72W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 24N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 73W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NW PART. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF 69W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 10 OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE