000 FZNT23 KNHC 120210 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON THEN REBUILD N OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT E OF BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT WILL MOVE E TO POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BUILD BRIEFLY OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA THU...THEN MOVING SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 AND TSTMS ALONG 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