000 FZNT23 KNHC 140318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES WELL ENE OF THE AREA SHOULD MAINTAIN MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH SUN. HOWEVER ...SE WINDS DO INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI AND GENERALLY CONTINUE THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT DIGGING INTO THE SW ATLC SHOULD EXTEND ALONG 20N55W 18N64W TUE AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT CAUSING A RESURGENCE OF ELY TRADES...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WRN CARIBBEAN MON AND THEN CARIBBEAN WIDE BY TUE. STRONG NW TO N WINDS WELL N OF THE AREA SHOULD GENERATE IMPRESSIVE NW TO N SWELL...WHICH SHOULD BEGIN ARRIVING OVER THE NRN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S N OF 20N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N E OF 70W LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 68W LATE. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 20N W OF 60W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT N OF 21N LATE TUE. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1015 MB CENTERED NEAR 29N71W. STALLING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N78W. FRONT LIFTS N OF AREA AS A WARM FRONT FRI THROUGH EARLY SAT...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG SW FLOW OF NE FL COAST LATE FRI. AFTER WEAKENING...SW WINDS AGAIN LATE SAT AND SPREAD FROM W TO E AHEAD OF SIGNIFICANT FRONT DIVING SEWD INTO AREA SUN. STRONG CYCLONIC FLOW OVER SW ATLC GENERATES IMPRESSIVE NW TO N SWELL SUN THROUGH MON...WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT CAUSING SWELL TO SHIFT N TO NE TUE. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N LATE THEN SHIFTING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL E OF FRONT AND 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. FROM 24N TO 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT FAR NW LATE. .SUN...WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT OFFSHORE FL E COAST EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT AROUND 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT TO 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 30N SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 16 TO 24 FT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL FROM 27N TO 30N...6 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF 72W AND 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT N OF 25N E OF 70W...10 TO 14 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 14 FT S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/CHRISTENSEN