000 FZNT23 KNHC 281959 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG THE CUBA COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART. .WED...N OF 15N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 31N70W INTO NE FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A TROUGH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 72W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...S OF 28N E OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CAB