000 FZNT23 KNHC 130902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN SOME FRI. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TODAY...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 8 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. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 24N71W WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BRIEFLY OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AROUND THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED AND FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA EARLY THU AND WEAKENING FROM 25N65W TO HAITI FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 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 DGS