000 FZNT23 KNHC 082125 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG 22N80W 16N85W LATE THIS MORNING WILL PUSH TO 21N77W 15N83W BY SUN MORNING...STALL...AND THEN WEAKEN. A BRISK NLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD VEER NE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...AT THE SAME TIME SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE ERN AND CENTRAL PART OF THE BASIN THROUGH SUN THEN RELAX MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. EITHER S OF 18N OR W OF 83W SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE TUE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 80W WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. .THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT 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 EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W 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 TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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 TUE. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 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 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 65W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 9 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 5 TO 7 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG 31N76W 23N79W THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD PUSH TO 31N68W 22N77W SUN AFTERNOON AND 27N65W 22N78W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE. A STRONG SLY FLOW DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT NE OF THE BAHAMAS SHOULD BEGIN DIMINISHING TONIGHT...WITH A MODERATE TO FRESH W TO NW FLOW W OF THE FRONT BECOMING N TO NE SUN. NE FLOW SHOULD WEAKEN GRADUALLY THROUGH TUE...WITH A LIGHT WIND REGIME PREVAILING TUE AND WED. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL WAVES FORMING ALONG THE OLD FRONT SHOULD TRACK FROM W TO E AND LOCALLY INCREASE WINDS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008 .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 SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. E OF 73W SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND W OF 73W 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN