000 FZNT23 KNHC 022150 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU AND FRI...W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 10N MON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 10N. .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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WATERS E OF N FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN SHIFTS E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES FOLLOWS THE FRONT MOVING FROM THE CAROLINAS TOWARDS BERMUDA THROUGH TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OFF N FLORIDA TUE AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE WED. THE FRONT WEAKENS AND LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU. INCREASED SLY FLOW WILL PRECEDE ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST BY EARLY FRI...AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 72W...AND S OF 22N E OF 72W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM N OF DISSIPATING TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 22N TO 26N. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 72W. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 24N. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 68W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 23N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN