000 FZNT23 KNHC 220217 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NW CUBA TO 16N87W WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO THE HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER LATE MON. FRONT STALLS IN PLACE TUE AND AND DISSIPATES WED. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE EAST AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT W OF 80W THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT AND 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 12 FT 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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 16N W OF 65W BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT MON. ELSEWHERE SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH 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. .TUE NIGHT AND 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 AND FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. 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...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS E OF THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT MOVES E AND EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 24N80W EARLY MON THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE AND ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN LATE TUE THROUGH THU THEN SHIFTS E OF AREA FRI WITH RIDGE AXIS ALONG 27N. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 76W. 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 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .TUE NIGHT AND 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. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 73W. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB