000 FZNT23 KNHC 211502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT N OF 18. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL NEAR EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA STALLS E TO W ALONG 25N TONIGHT THEN DRIFTS N SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE INITIAL FRONT SUN...AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN