000 FZNT23 KNHC 201411 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN TUE EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU. OTHERWISE...RIDGING N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W IN E SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 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 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT S OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF RIDGE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA WED NIGHT THEN AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W 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 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON