000 FZNT23 KNHC 250857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 20N77.5W TO 16N87W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE REACHING FROM HAITI TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER EARLY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUN FROM HAITI TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST OF THE U.S. MON NIGHT WITH TRADES INCREASING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. NORTHERN PORTION OF SAME COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS MON REACHING FROM 22N57W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY TUE AND WEAKEN FROM 20N55W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS WED. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT W OF 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. NW OF FRONT E OF 83W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND NEAR GULF OF HONDURAS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT W OF 84W TONIGHT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. SE OF FRONT MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S PART. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED....NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA WILL PASS NORTH OF THE BERMUDA TODAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW EXTENDS THROUGH 29N65W TO E CUBA THIS MORNING...25N65W TO HAITI TONIGHT... 24N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUN...22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON...THEN SHIFT SE OF AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING E OF AREA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF FLORIDA. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N PART WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF 78W AND W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN