000 FZNT23 KNHC 190845 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 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 AND STALL JUST N OF AREA WED AND THU. TROUGH FROM 22N61W TO 19N65W WILL MOVE E TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 22N57W TO 20N58W TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 85W MON. .MON NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .TUE...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 81W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 67W TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 25N73W WILL MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE TODAY. RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM SE U.S. COAST TO HISPANIOLA TODAY AND SHIFT E OF AREA BY TUE. STRONG SLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE E FLORIDA COAST MON AND TUE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED AFTERNOON THEN FROM 23N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 68W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N65W 24N81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE W OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. S OF LINE TO 23N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY BECOMING SLY 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WLY MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT THEN DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL WED. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG