000 FZNT23 KNHC 200313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU AND FRI WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS FRI EVENING. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER EXTREME N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 22N58W TO 19N65W WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT FROM 21N55W TO 17N62W. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W AND S OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 85W. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NLY 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AND THU AND TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED AND THU AND TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AND THU AND TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY LATE WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 70W TONIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 19N E OF TROUGH SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N AND S OF 12N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 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. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT WILL REACH FROM 24N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY DAYBREAK MON THEN DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST BEHIND TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 23N65W BY MON MORNING THEN SHIFT S FROM 26N65W TO 24N80W TUE MORNING...FROM 23N65W TO 23N75W WED MORNING...AND MOVE E OF AREA THU. STRONG SLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE E FLORIDA COAST MON AND TUE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING...FROM 25N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE THU AND FRI. NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 75W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF TROUGH E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF TROUGH TO 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF RIDGE NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON AND 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF A LINE FROM S FLORIDA TO 27N65W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT FAR NW PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE 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 BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING FAR NW PART NEAR FRONT TUE NIGHT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF NEW COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/AGUIRRE