000 FZNT23 KNHC 131505 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES WELL ENE OF THE AREA SHOULD MAINTAIN MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH EARLY SUN. SE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND A COLD FRONT DIGGING INTO THE SW ATLC SHOULD CAUSE A RESURGENCE IN ELY TRADES...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WRN CARIBBEAN MON AND THEN CARIBBEAN WIDE BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MOSTLY S OF 18N E OF 85W. .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S N OF 20N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 N OF 13N E OF 80W THIS AFTERNOON. .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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E EXCEPT SE TO S 5 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO A 1015 MB LOW JUST NE OF THE BAHAMAS AND THEN CONTINUES SWD TO 22N78W. THE SFC LOW ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED TSTMS MOVES E OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING ...WHILE THE FRONT REMAINS QUASI-STATIONARY. THE FRONT THEN RETURNS AS A WARM FRONT FRI THROUGH EARLY SAT...WITH A BROAD RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING S OF IT AND SPREADING FROM W TO E. STRONG SW FLOW PRECEDES THE NEXT COLD MOVING OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY SUN AND SPREADS OVER THE NRN WATERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE FRONT SHOULD RAPIDLY DIVE SEWD REACHING 24N65W 20N73W MON MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A BRISK NW TO N FLOW IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE...KEEPING A BRISK MOSTLY E FLOW S OF 25N. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 75W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SFC LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...FROM 23 TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI AFTERNOON THEN SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 20N BECOMING E TO SE E OF 7W2 AND S TO SW W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 KIMBERLAIN