000 FZNT23 KNHC 162118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES OVER THE BASIN THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PART OF THE SW ATLC AND HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT AND WED EXTENDING ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WED THROUGH THU. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF JAMAICA THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 18N SAT EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND SAT. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST SEAS S OF 14N. .SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA WED. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG 77W WED NIGHT WITH LOW PRESSURE FORMING NEAR 30N77W. THE LOW PRES WILL LIFT NE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 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 W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PORTION. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT 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 EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N 0F 26N E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 75W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR