000 FZNT23 KNHC 292011 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC N OF 20N SUN AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT E BEYOND MID-WEEK. STRONG ELY WINDS OVER THE SW ATLC SHOULD GENERATE 10 TO 13 FT NE SWELL EARLY IN THE WEEK...WHICH SHOULD TRAVEL INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT 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. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 12 FT IN NE SWELL NE PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...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. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 30N TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH MON. THIS RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU AND MOVE S TO ALONG 31N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS