000 FZNT23 KNHC 160240 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN SUN THROUGH TUE THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN WED AND THU. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO TRPCL N ATLC WATERS TUE THEN THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES E OF HISPANIOLA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N...EXCEPT TO 14 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES...AND 6 FT S OF 14N. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT FROM 65W TO 70W AND 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 18N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N...7 TO 11 FT FROM 12N TO 14N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 12N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N PART. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 24N THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY SUN. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN THEN 23N65W TO HAITI MON AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP N OF THE FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER AREA ALONG 70W TUE AND WED WITH STRONG SLY FLOW DEVELOPING OFF N FLORIDA WED. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY THU TO 31N67W TO 22N79W LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL BUILD TO 24 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILD TO 18 FT LATE...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF FRONT TO 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. N OF 22N E OF 75W NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 75W NLY WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT WITH N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N PART. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFT TO W W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL/MUNDELL