000 FZNT23 KNHC 151518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW ACROSS THE NW COAST OF HISPANIOLA THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE TO JAMAICA LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE ATLC THROUGH THU...DRAGGING E-SE ACROSS HISPANIOLA THROUGH TUE MORNING AND THEN ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. OTHERWISE N TO NE FLOW WILL GENERALLY DOMINATE THE AREA W OF 75W WHILE MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES RESUME E OF 75W. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W ALONG FRONTAL REMNANTS THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WED...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT W OF 84W WED THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA...INCREASING TO 20 KT AREA WIDE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL REMNANTS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. N OF 13N E OF 66W SE WINDS 10 KT TUE BECOMING E 15 KT WED EVENING INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT THU. N OF 13N W OF 66W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY FRI. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 17N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 23.5N65W TO NW COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND EXIT THE AREA LATE TUE. A WEAK SECONDARY FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS E PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE MORNING TO MAINTAIN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 25N THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA WED FOLLOWED BY A BROAD TROUGH WITH MEAN AXIS ALONG 70W ON THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN W SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR N OF 28N E OF 75W. FROM 26N TO 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W 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 W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 74W...ALL IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PORTION. .THU...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING