000 FZNT23 KNHC 230857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH SUN ALLOWING TRADES TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MID-DAY FRI REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SUN FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA BEHIND THE FRONT. NORTHERN PORTION OF COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS MON REACHING FROM 22N60W TO 18N64W LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N 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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 18N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE THU NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER GULF OF MEXICO THU WILL MOVE ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THU AND BE NEAR 29N78W LATE TONIGHT...32N76W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM LOW PRES TO 24N80W FRI AFTERNOON...31N68W TO 22N78W FRI NIGHT...28N65W TO E CUBA SAT...24N65W TO HAITI SUN...THEN JUST N OF PUERTO RICO MON. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS AND ALONG FLORIDA COAST. S OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT ELY 10 KT S PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 78W WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF FLORIDA AND W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NLY WINDS NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF FLORIDA AND W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN