000 FZNT23 KNHC 092114 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE THE ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT S FRI NIGHT AND SAT INCREASING THE TRADES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF TROPICS. THE RIDGE WEAKENS AGAIN SAT NIGHT THUS RELAXING THE TRADES SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SW GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW PART. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 F. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT ON TUE. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 27N TONIGHT WILL EXTEND SW FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FRI THEN SHIFT E OF THE BAHAMAS ON SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST SAT NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE SUN THEN PASS SE OF AREA EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BRIEFLY ACROSS AREA MON WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON