000 FZNT23 KNHC 110853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR W PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL REACH FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE TRADEWINDS THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO E CUBA THIS EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH 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 AL