000 FZNT23 KNHC 040329 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 19N80W TO 22N86W. HEALTHY HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT BUILD OVER SW N ATLC INCREASE NE WINDS THROUGH LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF REGION. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 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 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 10N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 72W 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT SUN. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 20N73W. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA W OF FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE AND BUILD SEAS TO 13 FT BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES FORCED E BY SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACHING FROM 29N75W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES