000 FZNT23 KNHC 210229 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TRADES PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TRPCL N ATLC THROUGH FRI...THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. DANGEROUS LARGE N SWELL MOVING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES GRADUALLY DECAYS THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT ...EXCEPT 25 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. .SAT 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. .TUE...FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL N OF 12N AND 10 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 11 FT IN N DECAYING SWELL SAT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 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 TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO FLORIDA STRAITS SHIFTS E OVERNIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY FRI. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS THE FRONT STALLS FROM 26N65W TO 27N81W BY FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE LARGE...LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL DECAYS FROM N TO S THROUGH EARLY SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN AND EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY MIDDAY SUN. THE FRONT SLOWS FROM 31N68W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY EARLY MON. A REINFORCING FRONT FOLLOWS LATE MON...BRING STRONG NLY FLOW OFF N FLORIDA INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W AND 8 TO 12 FT E OF 70W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL....EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 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 5 TO 7 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 INCREASING TO 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...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB