000 FZNT23 KNHC 172002 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAINS TRADES THROUGH TUE. WEAK PRES PATTERN OVER THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 14N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 21N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE SE OF PUERTO RICO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WED. TROUGH DEVELOP ALONG 30N WED AND THU AND MOVE EAST OF 70W FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SE U.S. FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 72W... .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. FROM 24N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 15 KT DURING WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...FROM 24N TO 29N WLY WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL