000 FZNT23 KNHC 201949 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SATURDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND WEAKEN SOME TUESDAY. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...ELY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N FROM 70W TO 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W AND S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 11 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE TO E WINDS 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE NORTH PART OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST SATURDAY NIGHT MOVE TO 31N74W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE SUNDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MONDAY. RIDGE BUILD OVER THE NORTH PART MONDAY AND TUESDAY. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL