000 FZNT23 KNHC 250239 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE N WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH SUN. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ALONG COAST OF S AMERICA THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE 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. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 12N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE MON. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE NE WATERS WILL SHIFT E ON FRI TRAILING A TROUGH THROUGH THE SE WATERS THROUGH EARLY SAT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE N WATERS SAT AND SHIFT SE SUN IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE MON. FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N73W TO W CUBA TUE. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT AND 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 E 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/CANGIALOSI