000 FZNT23 KNHC 041454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SE WINDS THERE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT AND INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SEA FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE MORNING...FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED FROM HAITI TO NEAR 15N75W. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. ATLC RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 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 AND WED...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. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 N OF 16N AND S OF 9N. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N75W TO S FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY TONIGHT...FROM 28N65W TO 26N70W TO 27N78W BY SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOME DIFFUSE WHILE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS MON AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO S FLORIDA MON NIGHT...FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND FROM 31N66W TO NEAR FAR EASTERN CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE BY WED AFTERNOON. RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SHIFT E OF AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT FAR W PART 1 TO 3 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...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. .WED...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE