000 FZNT23 KNHC 130923 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH 16N55W TO 15N61W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL STALL FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SUN WHILE CONTINUING E INTO THE ATLC WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA WITH NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. .WED...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. 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 WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE THE W WATERS WILL CONTINUE E REACHING POSITION FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 27N65W TO HAITI LATE SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER NW WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 74W... .TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 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 10 TO 15 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 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 13 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 10 TO 14 FT FAR NE PORTION. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. $$ FORECASTER NELSON