000 FZNT23 KNHC 102132 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 19N55W TO LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 12N73W DISSIPATES LATE THU. STRONG SE WINDS OVER NW CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT CROSSES YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE SAT THEN STALL FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N NICARAGUA LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT . $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W OF 80W WINDS NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70 E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT ...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT TO 14N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S SUN. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 18N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1020 MB CENTERED NEAR 28N68W DRIFT NE OF AREA TONIGHT. FRESH SE-S WINDS INCREASE W OF 77W OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD TO E OF 70W BY THU NIGHT AND FRI. LOW PRES MOVES OF SE COAST JUST N OF AREA LATE FRI AND SAT WITH SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. COLD FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION OF AREA FRI NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT AND FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN AND SE OF AREA BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT....EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB