000 FZNT23 KNHC 051516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SHOULD MAINTAIN MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT FROM THE GULF SHOULD REACH THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT ...BRINGING FRESH NLY FLOW TO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SAT. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL FROM AN EASTERN CUBA/GULF OF HONDURAS LINE BY SUN AFTERNOON. NE SWELL ORIGINATING FROM THE N ATLC SHOULD CONTINUE ARRIVING INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE SUBSIDING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE EXCEPT E 10 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W O FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AREA WIDE FRI.. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU IN NE SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY SHOULD CONTINUE N OF 29N AND E OF NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W 27N80W THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. FRONT MOVES LITTLE TODAY BEFORE LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE THU AND FRI. STRONG SLY FLOW REDEVELOPS OFF NE FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND INCREASES TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS SAT...WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N78W 27N80W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN 31N68W 22N77W SUN AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES SHOULD OVER THE N GULF SHOULD BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUN. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 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 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS APPROACHING FRONT LATE FAR W. .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 KIMBERLAIN