000 FZNT23 KNHC 112123 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON THEN REBUILD N OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 60W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N E OF BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT WILL MOVE E TO POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA N OF THE FRONT THEN SHIFT E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA THU...THEN MOVING SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON