000 FZNT23 KNHC 030909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM EASTERN CUBA THROUGH EASTERN JAMAICA TO FAR EASTERN HONDURAS AND WILL E REACHING FROM CENTRAL HAITI TO SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N78W THIS EVENING...THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 11N75W THU NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH THE WEEKEND...STRETCHING FROM 22N55W TO 12N68W BY SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT N OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 69W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 21N76W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WATERS AND REACH FROM 25N65W TO NORTHERN HISPANIOLA NEAR 19N71W THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE MONA PASSAGE THU NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING JUST SE OF THE AREA BY FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES SLOWLY MOVES E FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...REACHING THE FL PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED MAR 03 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W TONIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT W OF 76W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT E OF 76W AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 78W THU NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE OF BAHAMAS E OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N E OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER