000 FZNT23 KNHC 061503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKEN FURTHER AS COLD FRONT MOVES OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS LATE TUE AND THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE WED. RIDGE BUILD N OF AREA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT SHIFT N WINDS 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST LATER TODAY REACHING 31N75W TO NEAR W CUBA THIS EVENING AND FROM 31N70W TO E CUBA TUE. FRONT WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 29N65W TO HAITI WED THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER SE PART OF AREA THU. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 25N BEHIND FRONT TUE AND WED AND MOVES N REACHING 30N FRI. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 70W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 71W SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND N OF 27N TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N 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 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS