000 FZNT23 KNHC 091502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN SATURDAY. TROUGH DEVELOP OVER GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY. MONDAY WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA AND TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 17N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL S OF 18N. .MON...W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND 7 TO 11 FT SAT. .SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 10 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISH TO E WINDS 15 KT N OF 15N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL MON. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH TO 29N FRI NIGHT. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR 31N69W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS MIDDAY SUN THEN EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY MONDAY. HIGH BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT E OF 70W. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE MOSTLY SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 1 5TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE TO E WINDS 15 KT MON AFTERNOON AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E TO SE WINDS 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL