000 FZNT23 KNHC 200901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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. AMZ001-202115- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY TODAY AS WELL AS LATE THU NIGHT AND EARLY FRI MORNING. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ011-202115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ013-202115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-202115- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-202115- GULF OF HONDURAS- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 87W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-202115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-202115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-202115- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-202115- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-202115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-202115- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-202115- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ033-202115- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-202115- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-202115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-202115- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-202115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 23N75W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN CUBA. A SECOND...WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION FRI AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT WHICH WILL DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY SAT. HIGH PRES MOVING E JUST N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE REGION SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON...STRETCHING FROM 31N65W TO 28N81W BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ111-202115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ113-202115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ115-202115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-202115- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-202115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ121-202115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ123-202115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ125-202115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-202115- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 501 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR