000 FZNT23 KNHC 070305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADES AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD AS THE RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS SE. ONLY EXCEPTION IS IN GULF OF HONDURAS WHERE PRES GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT SE ON MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W MON AFTERNOON WITH A LOW ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 31N77W. BY MON NIGHT THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WITH THE LOW N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY TUE AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY WED AFTERNOON. THE TAIL END OF THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO 20N69W BY THU AFTERNOON. LARGE N TO NE SWELLS WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE AREA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N 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...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 74W 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 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 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. .FRI...E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL