000 FZNT23 KNHC 230302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WILL EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT OVER THE SW ATLC WILL PUSH INTO THE SAME WATERS LATE FRI. LOW PRES OVER THE SW AND CENTRAL ATLC SHOULD KEEP TRADES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THU...BUT HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE CAROLINAS LATE WEEK SHOULD HELP TRADES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 T0 15 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT OR LESS NEAR CUBAN COAST. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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 BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N W OF 72W LATE FRI. N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 63W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 20N LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 2ON E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT S OF 11N LATE SAT. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 31N75W SHOULD DRIFT SE THROUGH WED...WHILE A WEAKER LOW NEAR 27N70W MOVES RAPIDLY E. AFTER BOTH LOWS AND AN ASSOCIATED...DEVELOPING COLD FRONT PUSH E OF AREA THU...HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION FRI AND THEN START SHIFTING E OF AREA BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. S OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOWS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS ANS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOWS. .FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS ANS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN