000 FZNT23 KNHC 110847 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 18N55W TO 15N70W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SAT NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N NICARAGUA SUN NIGHT...WITH REMNANTS MEANDERING FROM 22N62W TO HISPANIOLA TO BELIZE MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 13N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N S OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 18N S OF FRONT 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. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN WATERS TODAY WILL SPREAD E ACROSS ALL WATERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE W PORTION OF AREA FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT...AND FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON