000 FZNT23 KNHC 190928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG E TRADES CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. FRESH NLY FLOW FOLLOWS COLD FRONT DIPPING INTO WATERS E OF LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH WED. DANGEROUS LARGE N SWELL MOVES THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. E TRADES DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 76W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST E OF 76W. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST W OF 74W. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 68W TO 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT BUILD TO 16 FT IN N SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 15 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR ATLC PASSAGES TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N AND TO 15 FT FROM 14N TO 18N. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL FROM 10N TO 14N...AND 5 FT S OF 10N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN N SWELL N OF 12N AND TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 12N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT IN N DECAYING SWELL SAT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY FLOW OFF N FLORIDA COAST INCREASE AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE TONIGHT. FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W LATE THU. WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRI AS FRONT STALLS FROM 26N65W TO 25N80W. MEANWHILE LARGE...LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL DECAYS FROM N TO S THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. SEAS 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES