000 FZNT23 KNHC 310243 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN E OF 70W MON AND TUE...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY WED AND THU. LARGE NE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ATLC PASSAGES IN THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND THE REMAINDER OF THE E CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 19N W OF 84W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N E OF 79W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 79W TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...S O 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 21N. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 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 5 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 65W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N E OF 65W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N E OF 65W MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 16N E OF 67W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TUE. 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 TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL TUE THROUGH THU...AND TO 10 TO 14 FT FRI. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF THE FL COAST EXTENDING TO N OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH MON MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND LATE MON AFTERNOON. RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE...THEN DRIFT S AND SLOWLY WEAKEN ALONG 31N WED...AND WEAKEN FURTHER THU AND FRI. STRONG ELY FLOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT AND WED. COLD FRONT WILL NEAR THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 74W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT E OF 74W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 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 24N E OF 69W...AND WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 25N79W 28N79W TO 31N79W. 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 TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. 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 PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 KT FROM 26N TO 29N LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...DIMINISHING TO 9 TO 11 FROM 26N TO 29N LATE WED. S OF 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 75W. .THU...N OF 29N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 29N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W S WINDS INCREASING TO 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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE