000 FZNT23 KNHC 250831 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TODAY THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL MON. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PORTION WILL DISSIPATE TODAY WITH HIGH PRES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA COASTS FRI REACHING FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL EARLY FRI THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS BY EARLY SAT AND SE OF THE WATERS SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON REACHING FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 74W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 74W AND 10 TO 14 FT E OF 74W IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W SUN NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY