000 FZNT23 KNHC 160309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW ACROSS HISPANIOLA WHERE IT BEGINS TO DISSIPATE. THIS FRONT 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. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WED...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT W OF 84W WED THROUGH THU. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10M TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT AND 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT AREA WIDE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. .SAT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .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 17N 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. .WED NIGHT AND 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 AND SAT...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. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 19N71W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND EXIT THE AREA LATE TUE. A WEAK SECONDARY FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS E PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE MORNING TO MAINTAIN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 25N THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA WED FOLLOWED BY A BROAD TROUGH WITH MEAN AXIS ALONG 75W ON THU AND NEAR 70W BY FRI. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 15 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR