000 FZNT23 KNHC 271954 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 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. AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT THEN STRENGTHEN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT 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 8 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 70W. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. .TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT 27N65W TO E CUBA WILL DRIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 75W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 8 TO 10 FT N OF 30N. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS