000 FZNT23 KNHC 070929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 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. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERED THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLIER TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA LATE TUE AND THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM MONA ISLAND TO NICARAGUA WED. RIDGE BUILDS N OF AREA THU AND FRI WITH INCREASING TRADES SAT. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT ...EXCEPT 10 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 84W S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 84W N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...WINDWARD PASSAGE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO E CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N65W TO 20N72W EARLY WED. FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES SE OF AREA THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N BEHIND FRONT WED AND MOVES NE OF AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N FROM 67W TO 71W... .TODAY...N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 35 KT DIMINISH RAPIDLY TO 30 KT EARLY TODAY. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT... .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 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 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 30N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 30N TO 20N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES