000 FZNT23 KNHC 070316 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH 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 WITH HIGH PRES MOVING NE OF AREA SAT. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE 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 N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...WINDWARD PASSAGE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. .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 5 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. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 24N82W REACHING FROM 31N70W TO 25N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING AND FROM 31N65W TO 20N72W WED MORNING. FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES TO SE PART OF AREA THU. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 25N BEHIND FRONT WED AND MOVES N OF E REACHING 30N FRI AND PASSING NE OF AREA SAT. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 78W AND 69W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 69W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 AND AHEAD OF 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