000 FZNT23 KNHC 012109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY MODERATE TRADES THROUGH SUN. TRADES WILL WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA MON THROUGH THU AS RIDGE RETREATS E AND WEAKER HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC. WEAK TROUGH FROM 22N55W SW TO PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE LITTLE TONIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT WED AND E TO SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND THU...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE AND TO 1 TO 2 FT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE THROUGH THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PORTION. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 57W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 57W. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO EXTENDING ENE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN...THEN DISSIPATE BY EARLY MORNING MON. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA WITH RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THEN FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E TUE AND WED IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH A PSN FROM 31N76W TO NEAR JACKSONVILLE LATE TUE...FROM 31N66W TO 26N75W THEN WEAKENING TO S FLORIDA WED...AND FROM 28N65W TO 24N68W THEN AS A DIFFUSE FRONT TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PART THU. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 68W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEHWERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 67W. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT TUE AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON AND TUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 74W AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS TUE AND TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 69W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N EXCEPT SE 10 KT OR LESS EXTREME NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE