000 FZNT23 KNHC 040839 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL REMAIN WEAK THROUGH FRI. RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT. .FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 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 LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI AND 7 TO 10 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FRI BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 29N81W EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE TO 31N70W TO 26N80W TONIGHT THEN SLOW AND BE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED NIGHT THEN PASS EAST OF 65W THURSDAY. WEAK RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA EARLY TODAY WILL RETREAT E IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA BEHIND FRONT THU WITH RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TODAY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 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 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 LL