000 FZNT23 KNHC 032042 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 03 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MAINTAINS ABOVE NORMAL TRADE WINDS EAST OF 75W THROUGH SATURDAY AND NEAR NORMAL TRADES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LESS THAN NORMAL TRADES WILL PREVAIL ON TUE. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI AND SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND TO 14 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND TO 12 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT 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 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL WEAKEN. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N FRI THEN MOVE S TO 27N IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT AND OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. BY TUE THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO S FLORIDA NEAR 27N80W. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 NIGHT...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W E TO 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 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA