000 FZNT23 KNHC 231532 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 UPDATE TO SW N ATLC PORTION FOR SAT 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SE ACROSS E CUBA EXTENDING SW TO NICARAGUA COAST NEAR 12N84W THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN WHILE THE N PORTION MOVES SLOWLY SE TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED BEFORE DISSIPATING WED EVENING. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE EAST AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N W OF 85W THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N E OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT W PORTIONS. .THU AND 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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 19N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...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. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W SW THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS TO 21N77W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE E ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE ATLC AND EXIT THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...WHILE THE S PORTION MOVES SE TO THE E TIP OF CUBA TONIGHT AND THEN STALLS ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH WED EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THU. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO W PORTIONS LATE WED AND CONTINUE TO SHIFT E ACROSS N PORTIONS ALONG 27/28N THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT WED THEN N TO NE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MERGING W AND SE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED THEN E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 30N E OF 67W WED NIGHT. 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 INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 72W 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. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT NEAR BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING