000 FZNT23 KNHC 091519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM SW COAST OF HAITI TO 09N77W. WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTEND FROM 18N55W THROUGH SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TO NEAR 15N65W. FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATE THROUGH WED NIGHT. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO CROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WIND 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 78W NE TO E 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 SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E OF 78W WINDS BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 11N. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 17N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL ...SUBSIDE TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 14N TO 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 14N S OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 13N S OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ENTER SW N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE E OF BASIN FRI ALLOWING S-SE RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE W OF 75 AND SPREADING E TO 70W BY LATE THU. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. AND N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THEN BECOME MERGED WITH SECOND STRONGER FRONT MOVING E OFF OF FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED NIGHT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOME S THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME SW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N E OF FRONT AND SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW LATE. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 29N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES