000 FZNT23 KNHC 242113 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BEHIND ATLC FRONT JUST N OF 31N STRENGTHS THROUGH MON MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS BASIN. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT TO 14 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 20N73W BECOMES DIFFUSE BY SAT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT SHIFTS N AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN THEN PERSISTS ACROSS SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE PRODUCING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF 25N. HIGH PRESS WEAKENS WED. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT AND ELSEWHERE S OF 27N TO FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 72W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB