000 FZNT23 KNHC 262110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM HAITI TO NE JAMAICA WILL DISSIPATE 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...THEN DECREASING OVER THE W PART FRI. NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 82W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ... DECREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 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 AND 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... .EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .TONIGHT 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 THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. 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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SLOWLY MOVE E EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON...THEN SHIFT SE OF AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON THROUGH FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THROUGH THE AREA MAINLY N OF 28N WED AND EARLY THU. THE HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 KT. 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 AN WITHIN 120 NM SE OF 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 FRI...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 AND E 10 KT FRI. 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 AGUIRRE