000 FZNT23 KNHC 070250 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF REGION THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT REACHES THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT WITH FRESH NLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN AND MON. ATLC SWELLS IN NE CARIBBEAN SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT ALONG THE CUBAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 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 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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. 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. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG SLY FLOW DEVELOPS OFF NE FLORIDA COAST FRI AND INCREASES TO NEAR GALE FORCE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY EARLY SAT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SAT NIGHT...THEN SLOWS AND EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO 23N79W SUN AND STALLS FROM 30N65W TO 23N80W BY EARLY MON. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT KEEPS MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW IN PLACE NEAR FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 72W...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 77W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N E OF 75W. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BERG