000 FZNT23 KNHC 052132 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SHOULD MAINTAIN MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE GULF FRI SHOULD REACH THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT ...BRINGING A FRESH NLY FLOW TO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SAT. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL FROM AN EASTERN CUBA/GULF OF HONDURAS LINE BY SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY BECOME ILL-DEFINED. NE SWELL...ORIGINATING FROM A GALE CENTER OVER THE NE ATLC....SHOULD CONTINUE ARRIVING INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE SUBSIDING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 16N TO 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT EVENING THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT 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 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 10 T0 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT 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 IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU IN NE SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT MON. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY SHOULD CONTINUE PRIMARILY N OF 29N AND E OF NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W 27N80W LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. FRONT BEGINS LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE THU AND N OF AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG SLY FLOW REDEVELOPS OFF NE FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND INCREASES TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS SAT...WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N76W 23N80W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN 31N69W 22N78W SUN AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD OVER THE N GULF SHOULD KEEP A MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW NEAR AND WEST OF THE FRONT SUN THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT...MAINLY N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 24N W OF 74W TO FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 IN SE SWELL 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...WITHIN 200 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT . SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 25N $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN