000 FZNT23 KNHC 040315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL REMAIN WEAK THROUGH FRI MAINTAINING ELY TRADES. RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN LATE FRI AND SAT WITH INCREASING TRADES. TROUGH OVER N PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 20N55W TO 22N63W TONIGHT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS NEAR 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI AND 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND 7 TO 11 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT FRI AND 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FRI BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 14N ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL RETREAT E TUE AND WED IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W BY DAYBREAK TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W TUE NIGHT...FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED EVENING... 29N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING...THEN WEAKEN THU AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS AREA BEHIND FRONT THU WITH RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF A LINE FROM 28N80W TO 31N71W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 T0 25 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 73W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW OF FRONT MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N W OF 75W THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 75W WED AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EVERYWHERE S OF 23N THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NLY WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 27N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF A LINE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BERMUDA SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF RIDGE ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME