000 FZNT23 KNHC 141432 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON AND TUE WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE W ATLC. THE HIGH WILL CAUSE THE TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TO STRENGTHEN MON AND TUE...AND LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND APPROACH THE ATLC PASSAGES TUE. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 84W. .SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .MON...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NE PART. .TUE...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF 11N MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .TUE...N OF 18N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1015 MB LOW NEAR 28N73W WITH COLD FRONT TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DEGENERATE INTO A WARM FRONT AND LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 23N TONIGHT THROUGH SUN BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO FLORIDA SUN THEN ACROSS THE SE WATERS SUN AS STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS DEVELOP OVER THE NE WATERS. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA TUE. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 72W. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...8 TO 11 FT W OF 75W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER BERG