000 FZNT23 KNHC 280231 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A N TO S TROUGH ALONG 70W WILL MOVE 10 KT TO ALONG 75W TUE...79W WED...84W THU AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM W CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 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 THROUGH FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 71W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART NEAR TROUGH. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT TUE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .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 NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE N WATERS WILL MOVE E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT...FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS SUNRISE WED... FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUNSET WED...THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 31N BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 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 72W 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W 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 AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON