000 FZNT23 KNHC 230835 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT NE WINDS OVER NW CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE BEHIND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUNRISE TUE AND STALL FROM HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA SUNRISE WED DISSIPATING ON THU. EASTERLY TRADES CONTINUE OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. N SWELLS TO 11 FT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TROPICAL ATLC AREA SUNRISE THU AND SPREAD S TO ALONG 15N SUNRISE FRI. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 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. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 28N WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT N AS WEAK LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA MOVES OFFSHORE ALONG THE FRONT TODAY. A NEW COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS WILL ABSORB THE LOW PRES AND WARM FRONT TONIGHT WITH A SINGLE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 23N81W SUNRISE MON AND FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUNRISE TUE WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING OVER THE SE WATERS WED. AND E TO W RIDGE LIES ALONG 31N THU. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 30N E OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON