000 FZNT23 KNHC 040310 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS EAST OF 80W THROUGH SAT...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI AND SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND TO 12 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 29N FRI THEN MOVE S TO 27N IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT AND OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. BY TUE THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO S FLORIDA NEAR 27N80W. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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/CHRISTENSEN