000 FZNT23 KNHC 110236 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL LIFT N OF AREA TONIGHT...WHILE WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES ATLC MAINTAINS LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 82W AND VICINITY YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 69W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF LINE 14N55W 9N61W. .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. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND E TO W ALONG 26N TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED...AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W TO 27N80W WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON FRI...THEN BECOME A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NE WATERS LATER ON FRI INTO SAT AND PRECEDED WITH INCREASING S WINDS. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 72W. SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT...BECOMING ISOLATED TUE NIGHT. .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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE