000 FZNT23 KNHC 022034 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 APR 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TRADES THROUGH MON MORNING. TRADES WILL THEN WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THEREAFTER AS THE RIDGE RETREATS E AND WEAKER HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC. DISSIPATING TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A WEAK LOW NEAR 22.5N55W SW TO 19N65W WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT WED ...E TO SE 10 KT THU AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND THU...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE AND TO 1 TO 2 FT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED THROUGH FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED THROUGH FRI. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT TUE THROUGH FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AND TO 4 TO 6 FT WED THROUGH FRI. 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 AND TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PORTION. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W AND ALSO VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 14N. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF TROUGH BECOMING ISOLATED LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION BECOMING ISOLATED WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO EXTENDING ENE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA THROUGH MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E TUE AND WED IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N74W TO 27N79W TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT THEN STATIONARY TO S FLORIDA BY WED AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA AND STATIONARY TO S FLORIDA THU. FRONT WILL DISSIPATE W OF 70W FRI WITH REMAINDER MOVING E OF AREA LATE THU INTO FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION THU AND BECOME CENTERED NEAR 31N73W FRI. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. ISOLATED SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON INTO MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W. 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 N OF 29N W OF 72W. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6FT. 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. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING FAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE