000 FZNT23 KNHC 101949 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS WILL MOVE N OF AREA TONIGHT. OTHERWISE THE ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE E TRADES THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W AND N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED BRIEF SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS S OF 12N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N 0F 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 25N75W TO 23N80W WILL LIE E TO W BETWEEN 25N AND 27N TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TUE MERGING WITH THE TROUGH ALONG LINE 31N65W TO 27N70W TO 27N80W WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SAT BECOMING A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON