000 FZNT23 KNHC 141513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ACROSS JAMAICA TO NEAR THE COSTA RICA-HONDURAS BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE ATLC AND N CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO 16N79W MON MORNING...THEN MEANDER ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC GRADUALLY DISSIPATING E OF THE LEEWARDS THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT W OF 84W TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W THU. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA . SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NW SWELL. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 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. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE...REACHING FROM 22N65W TO E HISPANIOLA MON EVENING THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N. N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT 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 15 TO 25 KT HIGHEST N PART. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. 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 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N 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 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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