000 FZNT23 KNHC 061501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TO 16N70W TO 11N75W WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT E EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FAR NE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TO NE CARIBBEAN SEA ON SUN...THE SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH WED. LONG PERIOD MAINLY N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT S OF JAMAICA AND E OF 78W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ...HIGHEST E OF 77W. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR AND THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .MON AND TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 13N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. N OF 13N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT MAINLY IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHING BERMUDA WILL QUICKLY SWEEP SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUN MORNING FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE OF N WINDS AND A LARGE N SWELLS...BUT SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER ON SUN THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WED MAINTAINING GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. W OF 78W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N AND NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 24N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 24N E OF 75W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 70W...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N W OF 70W. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE