000 FZNT23 KNHC 190157 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TRADES 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. DANGEROUS LARGE N SWELL MOVES THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. E TRADES DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 76W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 12N W OF 74W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 71W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 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 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N AND 10 TO 15 FT FROM 14N TO 18N. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT FROM 10N TO 14N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 10N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY FLOW W OF N FLORIDA AND N OF THE BAHAMAS INCREASES THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BETWEEN THE CAROLINAS AND BERMUDA SHIFTS E...AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY MIDDAY THU. WINDS DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT STALLS FROM 28N65W TO 27N80W. MEANWHILE LARGE...LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL GRADUALLY DECAYS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THU THROUGH EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE CUBAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 9 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...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 DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. 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. .WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT.. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N FRI. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB