000 FZNT23 KNHC 110835 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES ATLC MAINTAINS LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH FRI. TRADES INCREASE OVER THE S CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF HONDURAS LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. .THU...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY 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 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE NWD W OF 70W TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND WED...AND MERGE WITH THE NWD MOVING FRONTAL TROUGH. MERGED FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO 27N80W BY LATE WED AND STALLS ALONG 27N BY LATE THU. SLY FLOW INCREASES LATE FRI AND SAT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT...BECOMING ISOLATED TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT..BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. 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... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N W OF 75W SAT. 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...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER COBB