000 FZNT23 KNHC 160906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TRADES THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW TROPICAL ATLC EARLY SUN THEN DISSIPATES MON. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N80W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO W CUBA THIS EVENING AND FROM 26N65W TO HAITI FRI AND MOVE TO 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT AND E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SUN AND MOVES E MON. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 OT 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS