000 FZNT23 KNHC 050259 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH NLY FLOW. TRADES DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BY SUN AS HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N W OF 83W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN N SWELL NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...INCREASING SLY FLOW OFF THE FLORIDA COAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W EARLY WED...THEN STALLS FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED. SLY FLOW AGAIN INCREASES FRI AHEAD OF A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT...THEN STALL FROM 31N65W TO 23N79W BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF THE BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF THE BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N 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 ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT ...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. 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. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO FRONT E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB