000 FZNT23 KNHC 271519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO SOUTHERN YUCATAN TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT TUE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND 3 TO 5 FT THU...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR ATLANTIC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE N WATERS WILL THROUGH MONDAY WILL MOVE EAST IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MONDAY EVENING. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT...AND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE EAST OF AREA THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 31N BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN