000 FZNT23 KNHC 212104 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS NEAR THE COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NLY WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NLY SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS..RIDGE ALONG 23N TONIGHT WILL MOVE S TO ALONG 22N WED...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. COLD FRONT ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY TONIGHT WILL MOVE SE REACHING A PSN FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W WED MORNING...29N65W TO 25N80W WED EVENING...26N65W TO FLORIDA STRAITS THU MORNING THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE THU NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER GULF OF MEXICO THU WILL MOVE ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON AND BE NEAR 28N78W THU NIGHT...29N74W FRI AFTERNOON...29N69W FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF EARLY SAT. NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE THU NIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W FRI EVENING AND 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT EVENING AND 24N65W TO 20N69W BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE WED. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 NEAR KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SLY 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING W OF 75W LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF NEW COLD FRONT NLY WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF LOW PRES SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF LOW PRES ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA INCLUDING AREA BETWEEN NEW COLD FRONT AND LOW PRES VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME