000 FZNT23 KNHC 302100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH SAT...THEN WEAKEN SUN THROUGH TUE. TROUGH FROM 20N66W TO 22N63W WILL MOVE E TO 19N63W 22N58W FRI AFTERNOON... 19N58W 21N55W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COSTA RICA TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N W OF 70W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 21N65W TO PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 28N72W WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE AREA WITH RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THEN 29N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU MAR 30 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE W OF 75W FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER BERG