000 FZNT23 KNHC 260312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 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. AMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL EXTEND FROM 22N57W TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SAT... THEN SHIFT TO ALONG 20N E OF 60W ON SUN. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ALONG THE COAST OF S AMERICA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED WITH SOME DECREASE NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-260930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-260930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SAT THROUGH WED. 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. $$ AMZ086-260930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W THROUGH SAT MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ087-260930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 60W. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE N WATERS SAT AND SHIFT SE SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE MON. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N74W TO W CUBA TUE MORNING...AND FROM NEAR 30N65W TO THE HISPANIOLA WED. WEAK HIGH BUILDS OVER THE W PART WED. $$ AMZ080-260930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF28N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 74W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 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 AND WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT WED...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 26N TO 30N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CHRISTENSEN