000 FZNT23 KNHC 261441 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM HAITI TO NE JAMAICA THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO NE NICARAGUA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH 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 NIGHT REACHING FROM 22N57W TO PUERTO RICO TUE...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE FROM 19N55W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 82W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DECREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 72W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 16N 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. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED....NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 20N71W WILL SAG SE AND EXTEND FROM 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT...FROM 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON...THEN SHIFT SE OF AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT MON THROUGH THU. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THROUGH THE AREA MAINLY N OF 28N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 TO NE 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 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED AND N 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND THU. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 29N WED...THEN N TO NE 10 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W AND W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/AGUIRRE