000 FZNT23 KNHC 170150 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA W OF 73W WILL SPREAD E AND BE N OF THE ENTIRE AREA FRI THROUGH MON. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN LATE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN AND 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. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY HIGHER WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 65W TO 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 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. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT 31N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E OF 65W TONIGHT. AS RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 31N LATE THU INTO FRI. RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH SUN AND N OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT TO 17 FT GULF STREAM. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU 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/COBB