000 FZNT23 KNHC 020311 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN...WITH NEAR GALE FORCE TRADES AT TIMES OFF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. TRADES ARE REINFORCED SUN...AS A NEW SURFACE RIDGE MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MARCHES INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH TUE. TRADES THEN WEAKEN INTO WED INTO THU...AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF AREA AND A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STALLS. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N W OF 84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .THU...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO 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 THROUGH THU...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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MAINLY E SWELL THU. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. S OF 17N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 30N65W 25N72W TONIGHT SHOULD BE REINFORCED SUN BY A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE NRN HALF OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA BY EARLY TUE...RESULTING IN AN INCREASING SLY FLOW OFFSHORE THE FL COAST. WINDS SHOULD THEN INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE TUE OVER PART OF THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH SHOULD MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE 25N80W WED MORNING...AND FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W THU MORNING. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N W OF 75W AND 79W TUE... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO 10 E OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE W OF 75W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 30N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W 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 11 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. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN