000 FZNT23 KNHC 220254 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS..WEAK TROUGH WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC BETWEEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC LATE THU THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SW ATLC WILL KEEP TRADES BELOW NORMAL TILL FRI AND SAT...WHEN BUILDING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA BRINGS TRADES BACK TO NORMAL. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N E OF 80W THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FRI MORNING BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 18N NE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT .WED THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT..S OF 13N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BUT MOSTLY E TO SE W OF 60W AND SE TO S S OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 15N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW THEN W TO NW N OF 20N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 10N. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD BUT WEAK LOW PRES FORMING NEAR 31N77W TONIGHT WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN TUE...WHILE A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRES FORMS NEAR 27N67 TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE E OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTING LOW WILL USHER IN FRESH HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINAS FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW FAR W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW EARLY. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N E OF 73W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 30N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 30N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 21N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN