000 FZNT23 KNHC 120853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 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. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 82W. .THU...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND SAT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ,THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART THU THROUGH SAT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF LINE 13N55W 9N61W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 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. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH 26N65W TO GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS A COLD FR0NT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS TO A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 25N75W LATE THU. S TO SW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION SAT IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM AND FRONT OVER THE E CONUS. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY SUN AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE SUN WITH INCREASING NW WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTION. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W LATE. 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 TONIGHT. 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 FRONTAL 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 FRONTAL TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL 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 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N E OF 70W IN NW SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW N OF 29N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT....BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 N OF 25N SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N SAT. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 COBB