000 FZNT23 KNHC 070253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD AND LINGERING COLD FRONT FROM THE ATLANTIC NEAR 23N55W THROUGH THE ANEGADA PASSAGE TO 15N72W THEN ARCHING SW THEN S TO 09N77W WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. THE SW PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN BEFORE SINKING SE MON THEN DISSIPATING 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. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT S OF JAMAICA AND E OF 78W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR AND THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM SE 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT. .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 NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. N OF 13N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD LINGERING COLD FRONT HAS DRIFTED SE INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN...WHILE A SECONDARY BOUNDARY MOVED SE AND EXTENDED FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. A THIRD REINFORCING COLD FRONT WAS JUST SE OF BERMUDA EXTENDING SW TO NEAR THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS...AND WILL QUICKLY SWEEP SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN MORNING FOLLOWED BY A SHORT LIVED INCREASE OF N WINDS AND N SWELLS. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WED MAINTAINING GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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