000 FZNT23 KNHC 150312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES THROUGH LATE 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 THROUGH WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 84W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .MON...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NE PART. .TUE...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...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. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 14 TO 20 FT LATE. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N...7 TO 11 FT FROM 12N TO 14N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 23N THROUGH SUN BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO FLORIDA SUN THEN ACROSS THE SE WATERS MON AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP N OF THE BOUNDARY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA TUE AND WED WITH STRONG SLY FLOW DEVELOPING OFF N FLORIDA WED. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 18 TO 27 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT MON...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 16 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...8 TO 11 FT W OF 75W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN