000 FZNT23 KNHC 071518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF REGION THROUGH MON BEFORE RELAXING 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 15N83W SUN AND MON. NE SWELLS ARRIVING IN THE NE CARIBBEAN SHOULD PEAK TODAY AND SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE S OF 20N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 20N. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. 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. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE 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. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY FLOW N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY SWEEPING THROUGH THE GULF. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE ALONG 31N73W 22N78W SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUE MOVING TO 31N67W 22N78W SUN EVENING BEFORE STALLING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT ARCHING FROM THE GULF INTO THE SW ATLC WATERS SHOULD KEEP MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH FLOW IN PLACE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE FAR NW. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N E OF 77W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 200 NM NW OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. NE TO E SEAS 5 TO 8 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 KIMBERLAIN