000 FZNT23 KNHC 021525 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. TRADE WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT STRENGTHEN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 22N78W DISSIPATES LATE TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WATERS E OF N FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN SHIFTS E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES FOLLOWS THE FRONT MOVING FROM THE CAROLINAS TOWARDS BERMUDA THROUGH TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OFF N FLORIDA TUE AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST WED THEN STALL OVER THE NW WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH. .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 THE 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 THE 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 THE 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 THE 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 THE 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 THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN