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FZNT23 KNHC 210823
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 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.

AMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY SWELLS TO 15 FT OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC 
AND EXPOSED NE CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. 
ELSEWHERE BRISK EASTERLY TRADES WILL SPREAD OVER W OVER THE NW 
CARIBBEAN WATERS TUE.   

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AMZ082-211530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ084-211530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-211530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ087-211530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 17N.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA WILL STALL E TO W ALONG 25N TONIGHT AND DRIFT N SAT 
AND SAT NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS 
SAT NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE INITIAL FRONT SUN... 
AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT.

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AMZ080-211530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF STALLING FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF BERMUDA. SE 
OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL EXCEPT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 25N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 26N. 
.SUN...NW OF NEW COLD FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. SE OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON