000 FZNT23 KNHC 112128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 18N55W TO 17N63W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY LATE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM E-CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE SAT...AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N NICARAGUA SUN NIGHT...WITH REMNANTS MEANDERING FROM 22N62W TO HISPANIOLA TO BELIZE MON NIGHT AND TUE. COLD FRONT ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 22N55W TO 19N65W. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W 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. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 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 ALONG 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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT TO 18N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW SPREADS OVER ALL WATERS W OF 67W TONIGHT AND ALL AREAS FRI AS A COMPLEX LOW PRES MOVES N OF THE AREA. COMPLEX LOW DRAGS A COLD FRONT INTO THE NW PORTION OF AREA FRI NIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO E-CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT...AND FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE MON. STRONG W TO NW WINDS N OF 25N LATE SUN AND MON...SUBSIDING TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW W OF 75W LATE. 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF 70W LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT W OF 70W LATE SUN. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING SW 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W MON NIGHT AND ALL AREAS TUE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W MON NIGHT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 K TUE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB