000 FZNT23 KNHC 110239 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 10 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE BY FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF REGION SAT THROUGH TUE AND STRENGTHEN RESULTING IN RATHER FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. AN EASTERLY SURGE OF SLIGHTER STRONG NE WINDS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 19N AND S OF 14N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N TONIGHT AND FRI AND S OF 13N ...BECOMING SCATTERED LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO WEST PALM BEACH WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI MORNING...THEN FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT MORNING...AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FR0NT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 79W BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF A LINE FROM 27N65W TO 22N78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 74W 3 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 79W 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE