000 FZNT23 KNHC 210203 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM HAITI TO 14N82W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. FRESH N WINDS BETWEEN THE FRONT AND THE COAST OF NICARAGUA. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE EAST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY MON AND FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS-NICARAGUA TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 11 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT MON. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION. .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 6 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 W PORTION. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N AND W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE 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 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL... BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...FROM 11N TO 20N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 19N71W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS LATE SUN AND EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO E-CENTRAL CUBA LATE MON THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE AND ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN LATE TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N SUN EVENING THEN SHIFTING W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 73W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB