000 FZNT23 KNHC 172052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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 AND STALL FROM W CUBA TO COZUMEL LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 85W SUN NIGHT. .TUE...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE E TIP OF CUBA TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE EARLY SAT. NEW COLD FRONT ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY TONIGHT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING...27N65W TO S FLORIDA SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 25N SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE EARLY SUN. RIDGE WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 22N65W SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N72W 24N65W TO MON AFTERNOON...25N65W TO FLORIDA STRAITS TUE AFTERNOON...AND 22N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AFTERNOON. STRONG SLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE AS NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES AREA AND MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA WED. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF COLD 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N TO STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF STATIONARY FRONT ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF STATIONARY FRONT. .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 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 75W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT FAR NE PART. .MON...W OF 72W 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 72W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF A LINE FROM S FLORIDA TO 28N65W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 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 E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME