000 FZNT23 KNHC 090305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADES DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL 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. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS NEAR CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .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 SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 29N75W 1012 MB MOVES NE TO WATERS BETWEEN CAROLINAS AND BERMUDA THIS EVENING. A TRAILING FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES THROUGH SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE WED AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES S OF BERMUDA. HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE BAHAMAS THU THROUGH SAT AS THE LOW SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS. SW WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT...AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 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...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSMTS NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 26N...5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL