000 FZNT23 KNHC 202044 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SAT. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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. .SAT...S OF 13N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT 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. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 288N WILL MOVE S OF 26N TUE THEN ALONG 23N WED MORNING AND MOVE E OF AREA THU.COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING AND FROM 25N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM 1011 MB LOW NEAR 29N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI. THE LOW MOVES N OF THE AREA SAT WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO E CUBA. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .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. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 75W WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 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. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS