000 FZNT23 KNHC 181428 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. FRESH NLY FLOW FOLLOWS A COLD FRONT DIPPING INTO THE WATERS E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH WED. LARGE N SWELL MOVES THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES WED THROUGH FRI. E TRADES DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 76W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST E OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 12N W OF 74W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 71W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL FROM 15N TO 18N. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N AND 10 TO 15 FT FROM 15N TO 18N. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FROM 10N TO 15N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 10N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL N OF 12N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 12N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N DECAYING SWELL SAT. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE WATERS NE OF THE BAHAMAS AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA BETWEEN THE CAROLINAS AND BERMUDA. LARGE LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA TUE AND WED. SLY WINDS INCREASE E OF N FLORIDA BY LATE WED...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W BY MIDDAY THU THEN STALLS FROM 29N65W TO 28N80W FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL FRI INTO SAT AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SOUTH N OF 27N W OF 76W TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N FRI. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN