000 FZNT23 KNHC 211523 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE EAST AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON 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. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 13 FT LATE 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. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 16N W OF 65W BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO 22N72W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG BREEZE IS WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS LATE SUN AND EXTENDING FROM 31N79W TO 22N81W EARLY MON THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING AND ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN LATE TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTING W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 10 TO 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 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. 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 GR