000 FZNT23 KNHC 031502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N75W TO 21N80W TO 22N84W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD SW OVER THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH SAT TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT...AND RESULTING IN INCREASING NE WINDS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES BY LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE SUN AND MON AS THE HIGH MOVES NE OF THE REGION AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL AND N OF 19N E OF 83W 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 81W. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXPECT S OF 13N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 72W 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL S OF 16N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 16N...HIGHEST FAR NW. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NW. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 20N75W WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 25N65W TO 22N75W BY EARLY FRI AND INTO SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE COAST SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR