000 FZNT23 KNHC 080841 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND COLD FRONT FROM YUCATAN CHANNEL TO BELIZE. FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS THIS EVENING THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM E CUBA TO 15N83W SUN AND MON. HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF REGION THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE S OF 20N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 20N. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. .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 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TUE. .WED...E OF 80W 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. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT EARLY TUE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF N FLORIDA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 22N81W THIS AFTERNOON...31N71W TO 21N78W TONIGHT...31N69W TO E CUBA SUN...AND 31N65W TO E CUBA SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA MON AND TUE. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. WINDS WEAKEN WED AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO REGION. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 75W... .TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DIMINISHING. .WED...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT CLOSE TO FL COAST. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL