000 FZNT23 KNHC 181530 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL DRIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVES SE AND THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE SE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY. A BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 75W WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING W OF THE TROUGH AND EASTERLY TRADES TO THE E OF THE TROUGH. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP E OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 73W AND 75W AND GRADUALLY SHIFT N AND INTO HAITI BY FRI. E TRADES WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. E OF 79W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PORTIONS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 77W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM FRONTAL TROUGH TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH 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. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE NEAR 31.5N76W WILL LIFT SLOWLY N OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT E OVER THE WEEKEND. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS E CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 21-22N AND N OF THE MONA PASSAGE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 11 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 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING