000 FZNT23 KNHC 081508 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADES DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND TROP N ATLC AS THE RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS SE. SE WINDS OVER GULF OF HONDURAS AND ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS NEAR CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 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. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 30N75W 1012 MB MOVES NE TO WATERS BETWEEN CAROLINAS AND BERMUDA BY LATE TODAY. A TRAILING TROUGH EXTENDS THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE...THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES THROUGH SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE WED AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES SW OF BERMUDA. HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE BAHAMAS THU THROUGH SAT AS THE LOW SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF DISSIPATING TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 22N. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE N OF 28N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 22N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER COBB/CHRISTENSEN