000 FZNT23 KNHC 302040 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 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. AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN E OF 70W MON AND TUE. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY WED AND THU. LARGE NE SWELL REACH THE ATLC PASSAGES IN THE NE CARIBBEAN WED AND THE REMAINDER OF THE E CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 16N E OF 67W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL TUE...AND 10 TO 14 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. RIDGE WILL THEN DRIFT S AND SLOWLY WEAKEN ALONG 31N WED THEN WEAKEN FURTHER THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT E OF 72W. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 69W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 23N72W 25N78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 72W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITH NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 29N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 29N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 29N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 29N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS