000 FZNT23 KNHC 170317 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH W CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AND SAT VICINITY YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 84W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE AFTERNOON W OF 85W. ELSEWHERE SEAS S OF 18N 4 TO 6 FT AND N OF 18N 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH MON. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 15N E OF 70W...THEN ENTIRE AREA FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. .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 WITH NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH 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. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 23N73W WILL DISSIPATE EARLY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL WEAKEN...THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W FRI NIGHT...FROM 30N65W TO 27N80W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN. RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM SE U.S. COAST TO HISPANIOLA SUN...FURTHER BUILDING E OF AREA MON. SLY FLOW SHOULD STRENGTHEN OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA EARLY MON MORNING AND TUE AS NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST TUE. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL FROM 24N TO 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. S OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 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 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 AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...W OF A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/AGUIRRE