000 FZNT23 KNHC 040315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH MONDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE RIDGE WEAKENING FURTHER. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO EAST CUBA TO HONDURAS LATE TUESDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WEDNESDAY WITH WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND TO 20 NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 10N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N81W WILL MOVE EAST TO 31N67W TO 24N81W MIDDAY SAT AND 27N65W TO 24N72W MIDDAY SUN THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SUN NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY MONDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY TO 31N72W TO NEAR HAVANA CUBA MON NIGHT AND 31N68W TO EAST CUBA MIDDAY TUE AND 30N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MIDDAY WED. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 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 BECOME VARIABLE LATE SAT AND EASTERLY 10 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. 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 DIMINISH TO SW 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N AND SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS BUILD 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. N OF 25N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT MIDDAY SUN AND SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 29N W OF FRONT. S OF 25N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT S OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .WED...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL