000 FZNT23 KNHC 052108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MONDAY NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS LATE TUESDAY AND THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE WEDNESDAY. RIDGE BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N E OF 83W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W AND TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANEL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT 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 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EAST AS A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST MONDAY REACHING 31N75W TO NEAR HABANA CUBA LATE MONDAY AND 31N68W TO EAST CUBA LATE TUESDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 27N65W TO NEAR 19N71W LATE WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA THURSDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 25N BEHIND THE FRONT. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE NORTH REACHING 30N FRIDAY. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 05 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 70W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT AND E TO SE WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL