000 FZNT23 KNHC 140254 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS E CUBA EARLY THIS EVENING EXTENDING SW TO NEAR 11.5N84W WILL STALL ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN...REACHING FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JAMAICA SUN MORNING...THEN EASTERN TIP OF HISPANIOLA TO 16N77W MON MORNING THEN MEANDER ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE THROUGH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO THE N LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 15N75W BY TUE NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO SE INTO THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU YIELDING NORTHERLY WINDS. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SW 15 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...GRADUALLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 84W TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT THU. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COASTS. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT AND LOCALLY 6 FT. N OF 12N BETWEEN FRONT AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 12N THU. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH 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. .THU...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL CONTINUE MOVING E-SE AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING THEN REACH 23N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA MON MORNING THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON EVENING. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 24N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING 7 TO 14 FT BY LATE SUN. S OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. SW OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 5 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 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 W TO NW WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON...AND 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 25N AND 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL FROM 25N TO 27N MON. 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. .THU...W OF 75W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING