000 FZNT23 KNHC 160848 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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. AMZ001-162100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. EXPECT INCREASING SE WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON MON. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE EASTERN GULF OF HONDURAS ON TUE. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT IN NW ON WED. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ011-162100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-162100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-162100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-162100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 87W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 87W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 87W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-162100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-162100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-162100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-162100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-162100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-162100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-162100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ033-162100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ035-162100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-162100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-162100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 10N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 10N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ101-162100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N65W TO NEAR THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE TODAY. A RIDGE WITH AXIS STRETCHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF RIDGE WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST MON EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ111-162100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-162100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ115-162100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ117-162100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-162100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-162100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-162100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-162100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-162100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR