000 FZNT23 KNHC 090930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM SW COAST OF HAITI TO 09N77W. A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 18.5N55W THROUGH THE SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TO NEAR 15N65W. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED EVENING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WIND 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT...TO 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...TO 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 17N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 14N TO 17N SE TO S 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 FRONTAL TROUGH 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 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N S OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 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 E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE E INTO THE W ATLC TODAY THROUGH WED AND ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE W OF 72 WED EVENING AND SPREADING E TO 70W THU EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THEN BECOME MERGED WITH A SECOND STRONGER FRONT MOVING E OFF OF FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. 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 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N E OF FRONT AND SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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...N OF 29N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL