000 FZNT23 KNHC 090207 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL NICARAGUA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU. SE TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MON. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE BRIEFLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN RELAX AGAIN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONAL SURGES 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT EXTREME SW PORTION LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT EXTREME SW WATERS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SE WATERS NE OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA ALONG 27N THU AND PASS BY BERMUDA FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF THE BAHAMAS SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THIS SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG STALLING FRONT. .THU...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 75W. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON