000 FZNT23 KNHC 031513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. TRADE WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT STRENGTHEN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 16N TO 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU AND FRI...W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE 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. .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. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .FRI...N OF 15N E OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N LATE WED. 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. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES NEAR THE CAROLINAS WILL SLIDE E TOWARDS BERMUDA TODAY WITH SLY FLOW INCREASING OFF THE FLORIDA COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST TUE NIGHT THEN STALL FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY WED NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 27N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S W OF 72W TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 31N...SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN