000 FZNT23 KNHC 120231 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS WILL STALL AND COMPLETELY DISSIPATE BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE TRADEWINDS SUN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO 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. 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 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE AND WED. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT S OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA LATE SAT...AND STALL FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF SE COAST LATE TUE AND WED WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 78W AND 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N LATE SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 79W AND NE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF A LINE FROM 27N65W TO 22N78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N W OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT N OF 29N W OF 72W TUE AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE 5 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER COBB