000 FZNT23 KNHC 161436 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG ATLC RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 84W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 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. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. VISIBILITY TEMPORARILY REDUCED BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD DUST AND HAZE S OF 16N. .SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 15 KT DECREASING 10 KT OR LESS SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN CONFUSED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 24N73W SHOULD MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE FROM 24N65W TO SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 31N74W 29N81W FRI NIGHT...30N65W 27N80W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES FROM 25N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY SUN MORNING. RIDGE BUILDS FROM SE U.S. COAST TO HISPANIOLA SUN...FURTHER BUILDING E OF AREA MON. SLY FLOW SHOULD STRENGTHEN OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA ON MON MORNING AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTH/CENTRAL U.S. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. N OF 28N E OF 72W NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 74W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. N OF 28N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 24N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N AND W OF BAHAMAS. .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 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. FROM 23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF 68W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS