000 FZNT23 KNHC 201452 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO 23N70W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. RIDGE BUILD EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO 23N65W THEN FROM 26N65W TO 24N80W TUE MORNING ALONG 23N65W TO 23N75W WED MORNING AND MOVE E OF AREA THU. NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING AND FROM 25N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 74W AND 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BECOMING WINDS BECOME W TO NW W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING NEAR FRONT TUE NIGHT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E E OF 75W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/DGS