000 FZNT23 KNHC 221458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NW TO N SWELL OF 9 TO 13 FT OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC AND LESSER ANTILLES WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LIGHT WINDS AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS LATE SUN AND MON SHOULD GIVE WAY TO A BRISK NE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N TUE THROUGH WED. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND ALONG 22N80W 20N87W LATE SUN AND THEN 20N76W 15N83W LATE MON...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. ELSEWHERE...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH TRADES SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY S OF 18N E OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N LATE TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 18N SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 26N80W 26N71W LATE THIS MORNING SHOULD LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT...AS WEAK LOW PRES IN THE ERN GULF CROSSES THE FL PENINSULA AND EMERGES N OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY SUN...THEN TO 30N71W SUN EVENING. THE LOW SHOULD CARRY A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 29N73W TO 22N79W SUN AFTERNOON BUT WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A SECOND...STRONGER FRONT LATE SUN. THE NEW FRONT SHOULD LIE ALONG 31N65W 22N78W MON AFTERNOON ...27N65W 20N73W TUE AFTERNOON...AND 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT MON SHOULD HELP BRING BRISK NE TUE...WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH WED. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 74W SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF WARM FRONT N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF WARM FRONT S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 28N W OF 76W LATE. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO NEAR 20 KT NEAR LOW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR LOW. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN