000 FZNT23 KNHC 242051 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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...AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NW HONDURAS TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN TO THE FAR NW WATERS TUE BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W N TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 65W. .TUE...S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT FAR N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT 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. .TUE...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E ALONG 27N THROUGH TONIGHT TRAILING A TROUGH E THROUGH THE SE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT SHIFTING SE SUN IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE MON. FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N75W TO W CUBA TUE. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 68W...AND OVER FAR SE PART. .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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 74W 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. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE