000 FZNT23 KNHC 250855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1031 MB HIGH ACROSS THE W ATLC AND BEHIND AN OLD ATLC FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN BEFORE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY MON AND TUE. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 17N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY 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 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELLS. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 KT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BY THIS EVENING. A 1031 MB HIGH JUST N OF AREA AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NE AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN...THEN PERSIST ACROSS SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE TO PRODUCING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF 27N. HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN WED. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT W OF 79W...WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. E OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. LEE OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N 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 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. LEE OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 STRIPLING