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FZNT23 KNHC 291454
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 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.

AMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN E OF 70W 
MON THROUGH WED. NE SWELL OVER THE NE LATE TUE AND WED.

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AMZ082-292130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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AMZ084-292130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...FROM 11N TO 14N N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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AMZ086-292130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL NE PASSAGES. 

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AMZ087-292130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT MON. 
.TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 
15N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15N.

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AMZ088-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 30N TODAY WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 
STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MON. THIS 
RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TUE AND WED AND MOVE S TO ALONG 30N WED.

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AMZ080-292130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 
30N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT E E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 10 FT PIN E SWELL.  S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
WITH E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER LL/DGS