000 FZNT23 KNHC 210257 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE THE ABSENCE OF LOW-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE SW AND CENTRAL ATLC SHOULD MEAN BELOW NORMAL TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH LATE WEEK. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. S OF 18N E OF 84W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU. GULF OF HONDURAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. FROM 10N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT E PART. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NOSING INTO THE NE WATERS WILL SHIFT E MON...AS LOW PRESSURE FROM THE CAROLINAS MOVES SE INTO THE FAR NW EARLY TUE AND EXITS THE NE WATERS THU. A TRAILING...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N79W TO 26N80W EARLY MON...FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W EARLY TUE...FROM 26N67W TO 20N72W EARLY WED... AND PUSH E OF AREA THU. WEAK HIGH PRES SHOULD BUILD SOUTHWARD FROM CAROLINAS FRI. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N LATE. NE OF BAHAMAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SFC LOW. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOSTLY E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NEAR BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN