000 FZNT23 KNHC 022039 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO STRONG ELY TRADES INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL FRI AND SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI AND SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 17N E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AND TO 14 FT ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND TO 13 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .TONIGHT 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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL WEAKEN ALONG 29N THU. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N FRI THEN MOVE S TO 27N IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN AND OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 KT SAT. 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 SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 T0 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS