000 FZNT23 KNHC 140215 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN CUBA WED NIGHT AND THU...THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE THU...THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS SAT. OTHERWISE THE ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT THU AND NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E 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. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 FT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO SE FLORIDA WED...FROM BERMUDA TO SE CUBA THU...FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI...THEN MOVING SE OF AREA LATE FRI NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL SET UP ALONG 29N SAT. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. 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 25 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE THU AND 11 TO 17 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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON