000 FZNT23 KNHC 270904 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT THEN STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON. TRADES WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DRIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ALONG 31N WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE NE PART SAT...AND BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S. THIS WILL ALLOW NE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS AREA SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 74W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 75W. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 75W. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT FAR N WATERS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. .MON...FROM 22N TO 30N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 30N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON