000 FZNT23 KNHC 041450 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THROUGH THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON STALLING FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON THEN DISSIPATING BY WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT BEHIND FRONT... HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W MON NIGHT THROUGH THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF NICARAGUAN COAST. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF NICARAGUAN COAST. S OF 11N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF NICARAGUAN COAST. S OF 10N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF NICARAGUAN COAST. S OF 10N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 13N W OF 73W MON NIGHT THROUGH THU... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W PART. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 10N. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N79W TO JUPITER FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING...MOVING E OF THE AREA LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 27N JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THIS WEEK MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT UNTIL LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 30N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS S OF 27N...AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT N OF 29N LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY