000 FZNT23 KNHC 010901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TO NEAR GALE TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. TRADES WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E TO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NW PART. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA WILL WEAKEN BUT MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SUN...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S OF 31N SUN MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES MOVES E OF THE CAROLINAS TOWARDS BERMUDA MON WITH SLY FLOW INCREASING OFF FLORIDA TUE. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TUE OVER THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE WRN BAHAMAS WED. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 75W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG