000 FZNT23 KNHC 020246 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 21N55W SW TO PUERTO RICO WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT WED AND E TO SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND THU...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE AND TO 1 TO 2 FT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 120 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W AND THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT APR 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO EXTENDING ENE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN...THEN DISSIPATE BY EARLY MORNING MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E TUE AND WED IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH A PSN FROM 31N75W TO NEAR 27N80W TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO SE BAHAMAS EARLY THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PART THU. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 30N LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W E 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. SEAS3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 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...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/BROWN