SW North Atlantic and Caribbean Forecast
National Hurricane Center Miami
FZNT23 KNHC 101521
OFFNT3
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
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.
AMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
SYNOPSIS
WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM 19N56W TO LEEWARD
ISLANDS TO 12N70W DISSIPATE BY LATE THU. STRONG SE WINDS OVER
NW CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT CROSSES YUCATAN CHANNEL
FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE SAT
THEN STALL FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N NICARAGUA LATE SUN.
AMZ082-102130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT
W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT.
FRI
W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW W OF FRONT
LATE FRI. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
SAT AND SUN
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT SUN.
AMZ084-102130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT
E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
FRI AND SAT
N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
W OF 80W WINDS NE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
AMZ086-102130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 EXCEPT
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 70 E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
THU THROUGH FRI
W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT.
SAT AND SUN
N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
AMZ087-102130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 17N S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED
N AND E SWELL.
THU AND THU NIGHT
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF
FRONT TO 14N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
FRI
N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
SAT AND SUN
N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S SUN.
SEAS 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
AMZ088-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES 1020 MB CENTERED AT 29N68W DRIFT NE OF
AREA TONIGHT. FRESH SE-S BREEZE STRENGTHEN W OF 77W TONIGHT...
SPREAD TO E OF 70W BY THU NIGHT AND REACH GALE FORCE LATE FRI N
OF 29N AS COLD FRONT ENTERS SW N ATLC FRI. FRONT REACH FROM
31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT AND FROM 28N65W TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE SUN.
AMZ080-102130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010
GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON
N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF
27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT.
N OF 28N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 28N
E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 75W.
THU AND THU NIGHT
N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFT SW THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS TO 7 FT.
FRI
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF
29N E OF FRONT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SAT
N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT N OF 26N AND 5 FT S OF 27N.
SUN
N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N W
OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 FT.
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
National Weather Service
Generated 1924 UTC, Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=raw/fz/fznt23.knhc.off.nt3.txt
