000 FZNT23 KNHC 090255 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM SW COAST OF HAITI NEAR 18N73.5W TO 13N77W TO 09N77W THIS EVENING AND WAS DRIFTING W. A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 19N55W THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS JUST N OF GUADELOUPE TO NEAR TO 11N75.5W WILL 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 PORTION 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. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT....N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 69W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. E OF 66W SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WITH WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING E-SE INTO THE SW N ATLC WILL SLIDE E INTO THE W ATLC TUE THROUGH WED AND ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASING W OF 785 WED EVENING AND SPREADING E TO 70W THU EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THEN BECOME MERGED WITH A SECOND STRONGER FRONT MOVING E OFF OF FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON MAR 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N HALF...E TO 5 FT S HALF. .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 BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...SE OF MERGED FRONTS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 14 FT. NW OF MERGED FRONTS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NW PORTIONS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING