000 FZNT23 KNHC 182000 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 18N AND 4 FT N OF 18N EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTH PART WILL WEAKEN SAT THROUGH SUN WITH A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA MON AND TUE. BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PART WED. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW TO W 10 KT MON AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 KT MON AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS MON AND S 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL BECOME 5 FT IN NE SWELL MON AND TUE. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 73W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 73W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.