000 FZNT23 KNHC 050158 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE E TIP OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NEAR 15N75W THEN NEARLY STATIONARY TO PANAMA NEAR 09N80W WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AND DISSIPATE TUE...WHILE THE SW PORTION REMAINS GENERALLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. THE N PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI...REACHING FROM NEAR GUADELOUPE TO 20N55W MON MORNING. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 83W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W AND 20 TO 25 KT E OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 82W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 82W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI INCREASING AGAIN 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT REBUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W AND 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT E OF 78W. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT FRI INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT THEN BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 15N E OF 67W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NW SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT SUN INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STEMMING FROM LOW N OF AREA EXTENDS THROUGH 21N65W TO THE E TIP OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS EVENING...AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN MOVE E OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST MON. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 04 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 14 FT LATE. EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 78W AND FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 78W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. EXCEPT...W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE WATERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 78W. .SUN...W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 78W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING