000 FZNT23 KNHC 111456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES ATLC MAINTAINS MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH FRI. SE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. .THU...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N 0F 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 23N76W WILL DRIFT N TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WEAK BOUNDARY WILL MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 26N79W LATE WED AND FROM 28N65W TO 23N77W WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ALONG 26N ON THU. S WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION LATE FRI AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE E CONUS. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE 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 26N 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 N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 28N SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER COBB/CANGIALOSI