000 FZNT23 KNHC 130838 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAINS MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH FRI. SE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE FRI THROUGH MON. ELY TRADES INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS A STRONG RIDGE BUILDS TO THE N. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N E OF 84W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 20N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N FRI THROUGH SAT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PORTION. .SUN AND MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO A 1013 MB LOW OVER THE NW BAHAMAS CONTINUES SW TO JUST OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 25N75W THU AND THU NIGHT. S TO SW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM AND FRONT OVER THE E CONUS. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY SUN AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN WITH WINDS INCREASING ACROSS THE N PORTION. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INCREASING NLY WINDS AND LARGE SWELL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON MON. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 28N W OF 75W AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. 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 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 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 TO SE S OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT N OF 30N. N OF FRONT W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION. S OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB