000 FZNT23 KNHC 050932 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS TUE. FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE FROM HAITI TO NEAR 16N80W ON WED. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA BEHIND FRONT WED AND THU. TROUGH OVER NE CARIBBEAN ALONG 68W MOVE W AT 10 KT DISSIPATE TODAY. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TODAY...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT THROUGH 29N65W TO 26N80W MOVE TO 28N65W TO 25N74W TONIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATE MON AND MOVE TO 31N71W TO 23N80W LATE MON NIGHT. FRONT MOVE TO 31N69W TO E CUBA LATE TUE...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA WED...AND WEAKEN OVER SE PART OF FORECAST ZONE THU. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER AREA BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT N OF 29N W OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT OVER SE PART. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES