000 FZNT23 KNHC 252103 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS EARLY TONIGHT 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 INTO THU. NORTHERN PORTION OF SAME COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS MON REACHING FROM 22N57W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY TUE...THEN WEAKEN FROM 20N55W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT TO 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 85W. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 21N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N 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 AND ISOLATED 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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 AND THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED AND THU. 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. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 72W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .MON THROUGH THU....NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. 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 AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO HAITI LATE TONIGHT...FROM 24N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUN...FROM 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON...THEN SHIFT SE OF AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. 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 90 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 MON NIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR E CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 THROUGH THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. 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 AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED AND THU. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N PART WED....THEN E TO SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W AND W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE