000 FZNT23 KNHC 141502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND RIDGE NORTH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC. BOTH SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EAST WITH WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AND WEAK TROUGH OVER THE CARIBBEAN BY THURSDAY. TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN WITH RIDGE BUILDING NORTH OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 15 KT WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT THU AND NE 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 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. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SE OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EAST OF 70W AND FRONTAL TROUGH OVER SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST T0NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND FROM BERMUDA TO EAST CUBA MIDDAY THU AND FROM 26N65W TO HAITI MIDDAY FRI THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SE TO SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 30N BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W WED. 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 TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 75W W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH NE SWELL N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT FROM 25N TO 28N E AND BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL