000 FZNT23 KNHC 281512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EAST AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY MON REACHING A POSITION FROM E-CENTRAL CUBA TO NEAR CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA MON NIGHT...THEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT. S OF JAMAICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF JAMAICA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF JAMAICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF JAMAICA. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS GULF OF H0HONDURAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF JAMAICA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF JAMAICA. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES DOMINATES THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA COASTS MON MORNING. SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE TONIGHT AND MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON NIGHT...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU INTO FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 74W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W...EXCEPT 2TO 3 FT W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER GR