000 FZNT23 KNHC 240259 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT DEVELOPING OVER THE SW ATLC THU WILL PASS THROUGH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC LATE THU THROUGH FRI. OTHERWISE...WEAK TRADES ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY FRI THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE SW ATLC. TRADES WILL COLLAPSE OVER W CARIBBEAN MON AHEAD OF A FRONT MOVING ACROSS GULF. $$ AMZ082-240930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N FRI BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AREA WIDE SAT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-240930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E 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. $$ AMZ086-240930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 12N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 72W AND S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-240930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 60W LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN FRESH N SWELL N OF 18N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 18N. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E ALONG 27N THU AND THEN MOVE E OF AREA FRI. HIGH PRES ALONG THE E COAST WILL BUILD S ACROSS AREA FRI AND SAT AND THEN SHIFT SLOWLY E SUN. FRESH NE TO E WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI WILL BUILD SEAS TO 6 TO 9 FT BEFORE SUBSIDING FROM W TO E THIS WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH OF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE MON...WITH BRISK SW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS PRECEDING IT. $$ AMZ080-240930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF COMPLEX LOW NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N NE OF BAHAMAS THEN 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE SUN. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN