000 FZNT23 KNHC 011458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT S THROUGH WED THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT THU BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI AND SAT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT AND TO 12 FT ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AND TO 14 FT ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND 10 TO 15 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND 10 TO 13 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT AND TO 13 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT N OF 14N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 14N. .SAT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE THROUGH WED. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N THU AND FRI THEN MOVE SOUTH TO 27N IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 75W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WINDS 15 KT FROM 25N TO 28N LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT FROM 26N TO 28N LATE WED. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS