000 FZNT23 KNHC 182107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE AND STALL JUST N OF AREA WED THEN LIFT BACK N OF AREA THU. TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 22N62W TO PUERTO RICO TONIGHT...FROM 22N56W TO 17N63W SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 84W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 85W SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 85W ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON THROUGH WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT BECOMING SCATTERED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT S OF 15N E OF 65W...THEN ISOLATED MON THROUGH WED. .THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E OF 72W. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 18N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN ELY SWELL. N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS ...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER SE WATERS FROM 23N65W TO HAITI EARLY TONIGHT WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY DAYBREAK SUN. WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT WILL MOVE S FROM 25N65W TO 24N77W BY DAYBREAK SUN THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE SUN ALONG 23N65W TO 23N75W. RIDGE WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 25N65W SUN NIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO 25N65W MON NIGHT...THEN SHIFT S FROM 24N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE...FROM 22N65W TO S BAHAMAS WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA THU. STRONG SLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY WED AFTERNOON AND FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA THU. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF COLD FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT AND TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT...NE OF RIDGE NW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SW OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE OF RIDGE NW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE SW OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF LINE FROM 25N80W TO 28N65W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT....EXCEPT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE TUE W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PART LATE NEAR COLD FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/AGUIRRE