000 FZNT23 KNHC 200911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG E TRADES PERSIST OVER MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND TRPCL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. NLY FLOW FOLLOWS COLD FRONT EXTENDING WELL INTO TRPCL N ATLC ALONG 16N55W 15N61W. DANGEROUS LARGE N SWELL MOVES THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. E TRADES DIMINISH FRI THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 76W... .TODAY...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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 11 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. .FRI THROUGH MON...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 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 12N W OF 73W... .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST S OF 12N W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 16 FT IN N SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR ATLC PASSAGES TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY WINDS INCREASE N OF 26N W OF 70W AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY TODAY. FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA LATE TODAY. WIND DIMINISH LATE FRI AS FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES OVER BASIN FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE LARGE... LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL DECAYS FROM N TO S THU THROUGH EARLY SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN...AND STALLS FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE W OF 75W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES