000 FZNT23 KNHC 190305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO NICARAGUA WILL MOVE SE THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THEN STALL FROM HAITI TO SW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT BEFORE RETROGRADING AND DISSIPATING SAT. A TROUGH FROM SE HAITI TO 09N76W WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH NE WINDS INCREASING W OF THE TROUGH AND E TRADES TO THE E OF THE TROUGH. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE E OF THIS TROUGH TO 70W AND GRADUALLY SHIFT N AND INTO HISPANIOLA THROUGH FRI. E TRADES WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND CONTINUE SE...REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO SW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND TROUGH. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF TROUGH TO 65W S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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 NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W TO 20N76W...REACHING FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SE WATERS S OF 23N SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON AND STRETCHING FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW W OF 74W AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 AND TUE...W OF FRONT N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT MON S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER