000 FZNT23 KNHC 082127 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM NEAR S COAST OF HAITI NEAR 18N72.5W TO 09N76.5W THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 19N55W THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ACROSS GUADELOUPE TO NEAR TO 12N73W WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT SLOWLY NW ACROSS THE EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH WED...AND MOVE TO JUST N OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT... WHILE THE W PORTIONS AND THE SURFACE TROUGH DRIFT W AND NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED EVENING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST 0F COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E OF 78W WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 78W WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT....N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. E OF 66W SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 13N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 13N S OF FRONTAL REMNANTS E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING E ACROSS SW N ATLC WITH STRONG S RETURN FLOW INCREASING W OF 78W WED AND SPREADING E THU. NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF FLORIDA E COAST LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN W 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT THEN SHIFT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING