000
FZNT23 KNHC 201503
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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.

AMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 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. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA.

$$
AMZ082-202130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

$$
AMZ084-202130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 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.

$$
AMZ086-202130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 FT.
.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.

$$
AMZ087-202130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

$$
AMZ088-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 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.

$$
AMZ080-202130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 LL