000 FZNT23 KNHC 171457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH W CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 85W LATE SUN. .TUE...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N ELY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE E TIP OF CUBA THIS AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT...29N65W TO THE N BAHAMAS SAT AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT NIGHT FROM 25N65W 25N70W STATIONARY TO THE N BAHAMAS. RIDGE WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 22N65W SUN...31N72W 25N65W MON...25N65W TO FLORIDA STRAITS TUE. SLY FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW NW PART W OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N TO STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWER OR TSTMS ALONG STATIONARY FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 26N WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 24N WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 25N WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W EARLY SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF RIDGE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL. .MON...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF A LINE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BERMUDA MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NW PART MON NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF A LINE FROM S FLORIDA TO 28N65W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME