000 FZNT23 KNHC 191521 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM HAITI TO PANAMA NEAR 09N79W WILL BECOME STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE SAT. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 73W/74W WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH INCREASING NE WINDS W OF THE TROUGH AND E TRADES TO THE E OF THE TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS ARE NEAR THE TROUGH AXIS MAINLY ACROSS HISPANIOLA REGIONAL WATERS. E TRADES WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON NIGHT THEN FROM THE FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT... HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N AND W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...FROM 11N TO 20N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO HAITI WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SE WATERS S OF 23N SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON AND STRETCHING FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 28N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR