000 FZNT23 KNHC 170904 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N60W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER WATERS E OF THE LEEWARDS THROUGH FRI. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER CARIBBEAN W OF 75W THROUGH FRI THEN EASTERLY TRADES WILL SPREAD W DOMINATING THE AREA TILL A COLD FRONT MOVES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF JAMAICA THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST SEAS S OF 14N. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 9 FT IN E SWELL. .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 NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR 28N79W TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY NE THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE E TO W ALONG 26N EARLY SUN AND A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TODAY...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 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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. .TONIGHT...FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 T0 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .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 7 TO 10 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 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8F T W OF FRONT. 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. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON