000 FZNT23 KNHC 270235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT THEN STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON. TRADES WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 15N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 68W. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 12N. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 31N WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE NE PART SAT...AND BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR E WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 28N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 63W AND 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT...AND ALSO S OF 24N E OF 62W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 75W. .SAT...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 75W. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT FAR N WATERS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. .MON...FROM 22N TO 30N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 30N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING S AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/AGUIRRE