000 FZNT23 KNHC 210923 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NW HAITI TO 17N80W WILL DISSIPATE BY MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE EAST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TODAY AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON MORNING AND FROM E CUBA TO FAR SW CARIBBEAN TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE WED. SE RETURN FLOW PICKS UP IN THE NW GULF WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT TONIGHT AND MON. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 10N 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. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT MON AND MON NIGHT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 65W. .TUE...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO NE HAITI NEAR 20N72W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS LATE SUN AND EXTENDING FROM 31N79W TO 22N81W EARLY MON THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING AND ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN LATE TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N 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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 27N W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 SCHAUER