000 FZNT23 KNHC 120248 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAINS MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH FRI. SE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE FRI AND SAT. ELY TRADES INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON SUN AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 82W. .THU...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART THU THROUGH SAT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF LINE 13N55W 9N61W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FL WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING AS A COLD FR0NT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 24N74W THU. S WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION LATE FRI AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM AND FRONT OVER THE E CONUS. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY ON SUN AND REACH FROM 31N67W TO NEAR CENTRAL CUBA LATER ON SUN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTION. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E E OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT. .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 TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W IN NW SWELL. S OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N E OF 70W IN NW SWELL. .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 28N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 28N SAT. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E S OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/AGUIRRE