000 FZNT23 KNHC 140932 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES NE OF AREA MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH SUN. SE WINDS INCREASE OVER NWRN CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND COLD FRONT DIGGING INTO TRPCL ATLC FROM 20N55W TO 18N64W LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT CAUSES RESURGENCE OF ELY TRADES...MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND WRN CARIBBEAN MON AND THEN ENTIRE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. STRONG NW TO N WINDS N OF AREA SHOULD GENERATE LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL...WHICH SHOULD CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES TUE. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S N OF 20N. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS BECOME SE LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N E OF 80W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE TUE. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1015 MB AT 27N72W WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA. FRONT LIFTS N OF AREA AS WARM FRONT TODAY THROUGH SAT WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG SW FLOW E OF 73W SAT. SW WINDS SPREAD E AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO AREA SUN REACHING FROM 23N 65W TO 19N69W MON AND E OF AREA TUE. DEEP LOW PRES N OF AREA GENERATES LARGE N SWELL SUN THROUGH MON...WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT CAUSING SWELL TO SHIFT NE TUE. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME W AT 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 75W LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT N LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT N OF 27N. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT IN N SWELL SPREADING S. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES