000 FZNT23 KNHC 100809 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL DECREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. WINDS CONTINUE OVER GULF OF HONDURAS AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT THEN DIMINISH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...UP TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SE WATERS THROUGH FRI AND CONTINUE E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA W OF TROUGH. ON SAT SWLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE SUN AND FROM 31N67W TO SE BAHAMAS BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 10 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 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 LATE. 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...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON. 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 COBB