000 FZNT23 KNHC 122132 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH 16N55W TO 15N61W TO 15N70W WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT AND EXTEND FROM E-CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS LATE SAT...AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS SUN. HIGH PRESS BUILDS IN TUE AND WED WITH AN INCREASE IN NLY WINDS OVER NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 LATE. 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 N TO NE 10 SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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...BECOMING N TO NE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 17N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE GA COAST WILL ALLOW AN INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO E CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT AND FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN AND SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW PORTION OF AREA WED. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 65W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT LATE. 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 20 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 TO SW 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. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. 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 11 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 14 FT FAR NE PORTION. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NA ND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN LINGERING N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTRED SHOWERS NW PORTION. $$ FORECASTER COBB