000 FZNT23 KNHC 162015 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 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WEST OF 73W WILL SPREAD EAST AND BE NORTH OF THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E FRI. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT FRI. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM 65W TO 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NORTH OF THE AREA WITH FRONTAL TROUGH THROUGH 31N65W TO 25N67W TO 20N73W. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF 65W TONIGHT AND LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AS RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 31N THROUGH FRIDAY. RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH MONDAY. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT TO 20 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. S OF 24N E OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE TROUGH. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDE THU NIGHT TO 10 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDE FRI TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. FROM 70W TO 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF 28N BECOME N TO NE 10 KT THU NIGHT AND NE TO E WINDS 10 KT FRI. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDE THU NIGHT TO 10 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDE FRI TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N OF 25N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND N WINDS 10 KT FRI. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. E OF 70W S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 10 KT THU NIGHT AND NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL