000 FZNT23 KNHC 152122 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TRADES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW TROPICAL ATLC EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 300 NM FROM 31N79W TO 27N80W REACH FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THU...FROM 31N65W TO NE CUBA EARLY FRI AND MOVES E OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 22N. SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES