000 FZNT23 KNHC 160932 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD RIDGE N OF AREA TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT AGAINST LOW PRES 1010 MB OVER COLOMBIA INCREASING WINDS AND PUSHING LARGE SWELL S INTO TRPCL N ATLC WATERS TUE THEN THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES INTO CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT W OF 82W LATE TUE. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N...EXCEPT TO 14 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES...AND 6 FT S OF 14N. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FROM 65W TO 70W AND TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 18N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N...TO 11 FT FROM 12N TO 14N...AND TO 6 FT S OF 12N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 24N SHIFT E FORCED BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST TODAY. FRONT 31N71W 28N81W WILL REACH FROM 25N65W TO 20N71W EARLY MON AND OUT OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG WINDS N OF FRONT. WIND EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER NE WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER AREA ALONG 70W TUE AND WED WITH STRONG SLY FLOW DEVELOPING OFF N FLORIDA WED. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY THU TO 31N67W TO 22N79W LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS N OF 28N E OF 68W TONIGHT THROUGH MON ... .TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL BUILD TO 24 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILD TO 18 FT LATE EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 75W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 68W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 24 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 17 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SE 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N PART. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFT W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES