000 FZNT23 KNHC 211514 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS..A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DRIFT E THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE LESS THAN NORMAL TRADES EXPECTED THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. S OF 18N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT AND N OF 18N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 81W 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 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 17N TO 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SW OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 27N68W TUE. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE WED AND BE E OF AREA THU ALL THE WHILE TRAILING A TROUGH THROUGH THE BAHAMAS WED AND E OF 65W THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 78W AND 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS SE WATERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL