000 FZNT23 KNHC 261507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MONDAY NIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO SOUTHERN YUCATAN TUESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 22N60W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. .TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 70W THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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 N OF 15N. .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. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE N WATERS WILL SHIFT SE SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE MONDAY. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N74W TO W CUBA TUE MORNING...AND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE HAITI WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH WILL BUILD ALONG 30N BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N 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...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN