000 FZNT23 KNHC 041453 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE FORECAST AREA ALONG 29N THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY S AND BE POSITIONED ALONG 25N ON MON AND TUE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN WILL WEAKEN ON MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY S AND BE POSITIONED ALONG 25N ON MON AND TUE. A FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST ON SUN AND MOVE THROUGH 31N73W TO 29N81W MON. A LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 29N68W TUE WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO S FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF LOW AND FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER CAB