000 FZNT23 KNHC 192013 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT WITH E SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT WITH NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 70W SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TUE. E OF 70W SEAS 5 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS WILL DRIFT E OF AREA MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT AND STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE NW WATERS SUN THEN MOVE E LATE MON AND TUE STALLING AGAIN FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT WED. NE OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL WED. SW OF BAHAMAS SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 3 FT WED. E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT INCREASING TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. .THU...W OF 70W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL