000 FZNT23 KNHC 232050 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 67W FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT 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 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH 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. .MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN FRESH N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E ALONG 27N THU AND THEN MOVE E OF AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS AREA SAT AND SUN. N SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS OVER THE FAR NE PORTION THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF COMPLEX LOW N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF COMPLEX LOW W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 71W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI