000 FZNT23 KNHC 062113 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKENS FURTHER AS COLD FRONT MOVES OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM WINDWARD CHANNEL TO NICARAGUA LATE TUE AND THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE WED. RIDGE BUILDS N OF AREA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT SHIFT N WINDS 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...WINDWARD PASSAGE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .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 NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 28N82W REACHING FROM 31N70W TO 25N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO 20N72W WED MORNING. FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES TO SE PART OF AREA THU. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 25N BEHIND FRONT WED AND MOVES N OF E REACHING 30N FRI AND PASSING NE OF AREA SAT. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 70W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 30N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 20N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK