000 FZNT23 KNHC 312059 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EAST AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE WEST CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NEAR 22N58W TO THE NE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN AS A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 19N55W TO NEAR GUADELOUPE BY SAT THEN SHIFTING NE OF THE WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 82W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 81W BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 71W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...W OF A LINE FROM 18N69W TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 59W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .SAT...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH EARLY. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO THE NE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARLY THU THEN MOVES SE OF THE AREA THU EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THU THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART EARLY THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 70W AND 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 0F 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 76W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/AGUIRRE