000 FZNT23 KNHC 122058 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN SOME FRI. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 27N70W WILL STALL ALONG 24N TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BRIEFLY OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AROUND SUNSET TUE...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA EARLY THU...AND FROM 25N65W TO HAITI SUNRISE FRI...THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 THROUGH 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 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT NEAR FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 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 AND FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE THU AND 10 TO 15 FT N OF 27N LATE FRI. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON