000 FZNT23 KNHC 172118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N55W TO THE NE COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND REACH THE N COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN VIRGIN ISLANDS BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE E ATLC WILL THEN BUILD WEAKLY W-NW TOWARDS THE NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE INTO THE CARIBBEAN W OF 75W TONIGHT THROUGH FRI THEN EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WILL SPREAD W DOMINATING THE AREA TILL A NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 85W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W F 82W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 77W N WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND SAT. .SUN AND MON...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 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST SEAS S OF 14N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N SE OF FRONT S TO 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 28N74W WILL SHIFT SE AND E OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. A 1014 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 29N79W TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE E TO W ALONG 26N EARLY SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 8 FT 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. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 T0 3 W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR