000 FZNT23 KNHC 242056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL WEAKEN SOME TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AS THE ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S LYING E TO W ALONG 23N. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE ON SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS N TO ALONG 25N. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SE PORTION. .MON AND TUE...N OF 20N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N W OF 85W TUE. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ESE AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO NE FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO NE FLORIDA LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL LIE ALONG 25N/26N SAT THROUGH MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE MON AND FROM 26N65W TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WELL W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72 NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB