000 FZNT23 KNHC 062130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD AND LINGERING COLD FRONT FROM THE CARIBBEAN WATERS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS EXTENDING NE TO 23.5N55W AND W-SW TO 16N72W THEN S-SW TO 09N76.5W...WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH MON BEFORE DISSIPATING 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 N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT S OF JAMAICA AND E OF 78W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ...HIGHEST E OF 77W. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR AND THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. .WED AND THU...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .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. FROM 13N TO 17N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 58W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD LINGERING COLD FRONT HAS DRIFTED SE INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND SE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE A SECONDARY BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS CONTINUES TO MOVE SE AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON MORNING. A THIRD REINFORCING COLD FRONT WAS NEARING BERMUDA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL QUICKLY SWEEP SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUN MORNING FOLLOWED BY A SHORT LIVED INCREASE OF N WINDS AND N SWELLS. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WED MAINTAINING GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING SLIGHTLY TO 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. 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 THROUGH 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...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 23N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING