000 FZNT23 KNHC 031453 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN COLD FRONT ALONG NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ATLC HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SE WINDS OVER A PORTION OF THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. THE FRONT WILL PULL N AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL THEN ENTER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WATERS SEA EARLY MON EVENING...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. TRADES E OF FRONT WEAKEN ALONG WITH LOWERING SEA HEIGHTS. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BETWEEN 83W AND 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT FAR NE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT FAR SW PART NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT FAR SW PART 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 58W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS QUICKLY REACHES FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W TONIGHT...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SAT NIGHT. FRONT THEN BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 24N SUN AND DISSIPATES MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW PART MON...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE AND FROM 29N65W TO HAITI BY TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT S OF 27N W OF 77W. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER NW WATERS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT N OF 29N 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT FAR W PART 1 TO 3 FT AND OVER 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL OVER FAR NE PART. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SW 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N W OF FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 75W E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT .TUE...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE