000 FZNT23 KNHC 121514 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC SW THROUGH 16N55W CONTINUING W THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES NEAR 15.5N TO OFFSHORE OF HISPANIOLA WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BY THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND REACH FRONT CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS SAT MORNING...THEN SLOW AND STALL FROM HONDURAS TO E CUBA SUN MORNING...AND FROM GULF OF HONDURAS TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE ATLC AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE WILL DISSIPATING ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT EXCEPT BRIEFLY 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N...BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N TONIGHT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 13N S OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 18N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 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 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. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG SE U.S. COAST N OF AREA WILL INCREASE THE SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO W CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING THEN FROM 31N64W TO E CUBA SUN MORNING AND GRADUALLY MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY TUE. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 65W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT LATE SUN. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING