000 FZNT23 KNHC 270243 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO SOUTHERN YUCATAN TUE. A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 22N60W TO VIRGIN ISLANDS DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 70W THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 59W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 17N. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE N WATERS WILL SHIFT SE SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE MONDAY. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO S FLORIDA TUE NIGHT...AND FROM NEAR 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 23N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU. WEAK HIGH WILL BUILD ALONG 30N BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 .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 3 TO 5 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 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 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BERG