000 FZNT23 KNHC 190257 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OFF FL COAST SHOULD DRIFT E AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND...AS THE REMAINS OF A COLD FRONT PUSH OFF THE FL E COAST. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN WEAK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS WEAK LOW PRES BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW ATLC. TROUGH ALONG 22N62W TO 18.5S65W MON AFTERNOON AND 22N61W TO 20N63W TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXPECT TO 8 FT NW PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST TO N. .MON THROUGH WED...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW E OF TROUGH AND NW W OF TROUGH MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. N OF 18N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 20N72W WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND VERY GRADUALLY DRIFT TO A POSITION FROM 22N65W TO 20N71W BY MON MORNING AND E OF AREA TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE NW WATERS SHOULD MIGRATE E AND WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND...AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING SHOULD MOVE TO 31N77W TO 29N78W SUN NIGHT AND LOSE ITS IDENTITY. WEAK LOW PRES FORMING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SHOULD DRIFT S TO SE TUE AND DOMINATE THE SW ATLC BY MID-WEEK. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT TO 74W AND S OF 26N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT SE OF RIDGE AXIS FROM 31N69W TO 25N80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S E OF 70W AND NW TO N N OF 23N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 23N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT FROM 23N TO 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN