000 FZNT23 KNHC 241438 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL SWEEP THE NRN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH SUN. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ALONG COAST OF S AMERICA THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT FAR NW PART NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. 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 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE MON. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E ALONG 27N THROUGH TONIGHT TRAILING A TROUGH E THROUGH THE SE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT SHIFTING SE SUN IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO 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 IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. A FEW SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE