000 FZNT23 KNHC 012112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH THE PERIOD. COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN CHANEL LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT YUCATAN CHANEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANEL LATE. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N. FRONTAL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE MONDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY FRIDAY AND EXTEND THROUGH 30N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT N OF 28N E OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT BECOME S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL