000 FZNT23 KNHC 300228 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL BE REPLACED BY MUCH STRONG HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN INTO MON. STRONG ELY FLOW OVER THE SW ATLC SHOULD GENERATE 10 TO 13 FT SEAS EARLY IN THE WEEK...WITH INCREASE IN WINDS AND NE SWELL ARRIVING IN THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND 2 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N E OF 80W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 16N E OF 67W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE EXCEPT TO 10 TO 14 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES. THU...N OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT MON. .TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N LATE. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 18N AND 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N BECOMING 11 TO 14 FT THU. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 30N TONIGHT WILL BE REPLACED BY MUCH STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE E COAST. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN A FRESH TO STRONG ELY FLOW OVER MOST OF AREA MON THROUGH WED...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING N HALF WED INTO THU. BY MON...10 TO 15 FT SEAS IN NE SWELL SHOULD DEVELOP E OF BAHAMAS AND SPREAD SE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W LATE...HIGHEST N. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN EVENING THEN 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 25N AND W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 23N AND W OF BAHAMAS AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS TO 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 23N BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL AREA WIDE. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS AND W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 29N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN