000 FZNT23 KNHC 061516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF REGION THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT REACHES THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT WITH FRESH NLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM AN E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN AND MON. ATLC SWELLS IN NE CARIBBEAN SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 85W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT EVENING THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 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 8 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. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI. STRONG SLY FLOW DEVELOPS OFF NE FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND INCREASES TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS SAT...AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT KEEPS MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW IN PLACE NEAR FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 180 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 MUNDELL/CHRISTENSEN