000 FZNT23 KNHC 061457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. BY MON THE RIDGE N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE ALLOWING TRADE WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE AREA MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .WED AND THU...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. .TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT SE ON MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W MON AFTERNOON WITH A LOW ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 30N79W. BY MON NIGHT THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 26N80W WITH THE LOW N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY TUE AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY WED AFTERNOON. THE TAIL END OF THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO 20N69W BY THU AFTERNOON. LARGE N TO NE SWELLS WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .MON...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 71W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/JC