000 FZNT23 KNHC 200251 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE SW ATLC WILL SHIFT NE MON...AS WEAK LOW PRES MOVES FROM THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE SW ATLC EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAKENING PRES GRADIENT SHOULD CAUSE CURRENT TRADES TO COLLAPSE EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH TRADES WELL BELOW NORMAL BY WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST S. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE...AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N. .WED AND THU...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND 2 TO 4 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NEAR 30N74W SHOULD DRIFT NE MON AS WEAK LOW PRES PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE LOW SHOULD DRIFT SE TO S...LYING NEAR 32N75W TUE MORNING...30N74W WED MORNING...AND 27.5N72W THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING AND THEN FROM 31N78W TO 25N80W EARLY MON. THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM LOW TO 22N79W TUE MORNING...FROM 29N71W TO 21N76W WED MORNING...AND FROM 28N66W TO 20N73W AS A TROUGH EARLY THU. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 71W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E THEN VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. .THU...N OF 30N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN