000 FZNT23 KNHC 020846 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST THROUGH MON NIGHT. TRADES RELAX OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT STRENGTHEN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MERGE WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE CAROLINAS TOWARDS BERMUDA THROUGH TUE WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OFF N FLORIDA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST WED THEN STALL OVER THE NW WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TODAY...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NW FAR NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL FAR NE. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PART. .WED...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 70W EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG