000 FZNT23 KNHC 100321 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 15N70W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE SAT AND FROM HAITI TO NEAR 15N83W BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 11N 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 11N 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 78W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 11N 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO FT WED NIGHT. N OF 17N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 14N TO 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF TROUGH TO 14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N73W WILL MOVE NE TO JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N65W BY EARLY WED EVENING ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. THESE WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD TO E OF 70W BY THU NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S COAST ON FRI THEN AND TRACK TO NE OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI WITH A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 24N81W. STRONGER LOW PRES THEN TRACKS NE ALONG THE U.S. E COAST SAT PUSHING A STRONGER COLD FRONT TO ALONG A LINE FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 09 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF FRONT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 79W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE