000 FZNT23 KNHC 162145 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TRADES THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW TROPICAL ATLC LATE SAT AND SUN THEN DISSIPATES MON. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W 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 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO S OF FLORIDA KEYS EXTENDS FROM N OF PUERTO RICO TO THE S BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM N OF PUERTO RICO TO NE CUBA SAT. FRONT WEAKENS BY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT SUN AND MON. SW WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST TUE. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT WITH NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 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 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN