000 FZNT23 KNHC 200830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND GRADUALLY WASH OUT THROUGH TUE. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT S AND LIE E TO W ALONG 21N WED AND THU RELAXING THE TRADES. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 17N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT4. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 30N74W WILL SHIFT N OF AREA GIVING WAY TO BROAD LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS MON. THE LOW WILL MOVE E AND STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS BY MID WEEK WHILE TRAILING A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL LIE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS E OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 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 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF LOW AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF LOW AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF 73W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON