000 FZNT23 KNHC 200232 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 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 EXTENDING WELL INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 16N55W 15N61W. DANGEROUS LARGE N SWELL MOVES THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. E TRADES DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 76W... .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...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. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 12N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST S OF 12N W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE FROM N FLORIDA TO BERMUDA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST BY EARLY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE THU. WINDS DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT STALLS FROM 26N65W TO 26N80W. MEANWHILE LARGE...LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL GRADUALLY DECAYS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THU THROUGH EARLY SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SUN...AND STALLS FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY MON MORNING. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 7 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. 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. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB