000 FZNT23 KNHC 162107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 84W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE AFTERNOON W OF 85W. ELSEWHERE SEAS S OF 18N 4 TO 6 FT AND N OF 18N 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 15 KT DECREASING TO 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...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. .MON...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N AND E SWELL S OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 23N73W SHOULD DRIFT SE OVER SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W FRI NIGHT...FROM 30N65W TO 27N80W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN. RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM SE U.S. COAST TO HISPANIOLA SUN...FURTHER BUILDING E OF AREA MON. SLY FLOW SHOULD STRENGTHEN OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA EARLY MON MORNING AS A POSSIBLE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTH/CENTRAL U.S ALONG WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...W OF A LINE 31N67W 25N80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS