000 FZNT23 KNHC 100931 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 12N70W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SAT NIGHT...AND WILL STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT....SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 5 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. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 17N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 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 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1020 MB CENTERED NEAR 29N70W WILL MOVE NE TO JUST N OF THE AREA WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. THESE WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD TO E OF 70W BY THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI AFTERNOON/EARLY FRI NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT/EARLY SAT. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT NIGHT...THEN FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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. .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 20 TO 25 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 16 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 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. S OF 23 FT E OF FRONT TO 68W 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW 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 AL