000 FZNT23 KNHC 231447 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC AREA THROUGH FRI. OTHERWISE...FRESH EASTERLY TRADES THROUGHOUT PERIOD FOR S PORTION OF TROPICAL ATLC ...ALONG SOUTH AMERICA AND GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N 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 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY E OF 72W SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N W OF 60W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE SUN IN FRESH N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E ALONG 28N THU AND THEN MOVE E OF AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS AREA SAT AND SUN. N SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS OVER THE FAR NE PORTION THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...S OF 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF THE BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI