000 FZNT23 KNHC 040854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS EAST OF 80W THROUGH SAT...THEN DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI AND SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .MON...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 6 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .TODAY...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ANEGADA PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND TO 12 FT NEAR ANEGADA PASSAGE IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 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 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N/30N TODAY MOVES S TO 27N BY LATE SAT AND SUN IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY SUN AND EXTENDS ALONG 30N/31N MON. LOW PRESS DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 29N78W EARLY TUE AND MOVES E ALONG 29N WITH INCREASING NE WINDS N OF THE LOW AND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF LOW AND FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF FRONT AND N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB