000 FZNT23 KNHC 080922 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A LINGERING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 20N55W THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 16N61W THEN SW TO 11.5N69W WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SLOWLY SE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DISSIPATING W OF 61W TONIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST 0F COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 66W SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. N OF 13N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONTAL REMNANTS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N S OF FRONTAL REMNANTS E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E-SE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS TODAY...AND THEN GRADUALLY SLIDE E THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS WED AFTERNOON AND SPREAD E AND SE TO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 73W SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE THEN W 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT THEN SW 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT W PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL