000 FZNT23 KNHC 092110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BRISK EASTERLY TRADES WILL RELAX OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. BRISK SE TRADES CONTINUE OVER GULF OF HONDURAS AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT THEN DIMINISH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS MON. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SE WATERS THU THROUGH FRI AND CONTINUE E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA W OF TROUGH. ON SAT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MIDDAY SUN...AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE MON... AND SLOW OVER THE SE WATERS MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 09 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF THE TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE OVER THE NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT MON. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON