000 FZNT23 KNHC 210315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM W CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING...THEN REACH A PSN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY FRI EVENING...AND SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N W OF 78W. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY WED...DECEASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 69W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 WITH E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .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 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NW PART FRI. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NE PART LATE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1019 MB CENTERED NEAR 28N72W WILL SHIFT SE TO 27N68W TUE MORNING THEN MOVE E OF AREA BY TUE NIGHT WITH RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARD ALONG 23N TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED MORNING. RIDGE WILL SLIDE E OF AREA BY WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY WED MORNING...FROM 25N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST FRI...AND EXTEND FROM NEW LOW PRES NEAR 29N76W 1011 MB TO W CUBA BY LATE FRI. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT N TO NEAR 31N71W SAT AFTERNOON WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT SW TO E CUBA. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF 74W 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 DECREASING 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 DECREASING 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE