000 FZNT23 KNHC 230245 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 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AND TRADES RELAX SOMEWHAT. LARGE N SWELL IN THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LIGHT WINDS AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS LATE SUN AND MON GIVES WAY TO BRISK NE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND ALONG 22N80W 20N87W LATE SUN AND THEN 20N76W 15N83W LATE MON...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. HIGH PRES N OF AREA FAVORS FRESH TRADE WIND FLOW WED THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 11 TO 14N 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. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE. .WED AND THU...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W NE TOE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 27N LIFTS N OF AREA EARLY SUN AS WEAK LOW PRES IN ERN GULF CROSSES THE FL PENINSULA THEN MOVES NE OF AREA LATE SUN. ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO YUCATAN WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A STRONGER FRONT LATE SUN. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 22N78W MON AFTERNOON...27N65W 20N73W TUE AFTERNOON...AND FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT MON WILL BRING BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS TUE...WHICH DIMINISH FROM NW TO SE WED. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/MUNDELL