000 FZNT23 KNHC 280234 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED AND DISSIPATE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL MON NIGHT AND TUE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 25N65W TO 23N75W TO 24N80W WILL DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILD BRIEFLY ON SUN WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA COASTS AROUND SUNRISE MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON NIGHT...FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE TUE...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE WED. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM N FLORIDA TO PUERTO RICO THU. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON