000 FZNT23 KNHC 201527 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TRADES PERSIST OVER MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND TRPCL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. DANGEROUS LARGE N SWELL MOVING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES GRADUALLY DECAYS THROUGH SAT. E TRADES DIMINISH FRI THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N79W TO NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE TODAY. WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRI AS FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES OVER BASIN FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE LARGE... LONG PERIOD NLY SWELL DECAYS FROM N TO S THU THROUGH EARLY SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN...AND STALLS FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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