000 FZNT23 KNHC 030309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 20N OR E OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 16N TO 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU AND FRI...W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TUE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 9 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W TUE AFTERNOON. W OF 67W SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 67W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 26N65W 22N71W WILL BE REINFORCED TONIGHT AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN PUSH EAST OF THE AREA MON...AS HIGH PRES NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST MIGRATES INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH TUE. SLY FLOW INCREASES OFF N FLORIDA TUE AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT THEN STALLS FROM 31N76W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA LATE WED AFTERNOON AND THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU. INCREASED SLY FLOW WILL PRECEDE ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST BY EARLY FRI...AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND N OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT JUST NE OF BAHAMAS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE OF BAHAMAS EARLY. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N E OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N W OF 75W. .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 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 KIMBERLAIN