000 FZNT23 KNHC 260838 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE SW N ATLC...AND NW OF A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN BEFORE WEAKENING MON AND TUE...AND THEN WEAKEN MORE SIGNIFICANTLY WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT THU. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT THU. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 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 THROUGH TUE. S OF 10N...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...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... SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 10N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 68W...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT... BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT MON AND TUE. SEAS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TO 12 FT. E OF 68W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT THU. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1032 MB JUST N OF AREA ALONG 32N WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT SLOWLY NW AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON AND TUE...AND THEN WEAKEN MORE SIGNIFICANTLY WED AND THU AS IT SLIDES SE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES S OF 28N WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... HIGHEST W OF 72W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 28N E OF 75W...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 27N E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 27N W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 27N E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING