000 FZNT23 KNHC 300907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED IN NEW HIGH PRES RIDGE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NW ATLC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SW SUN AND MON...TO PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. A WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE ATLC ALONG 60W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NE CARIB AND ADJACENT ATLC TODAY AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE W OF 65W TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 85W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 64W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 64W...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 7 FT. .MON...N OF 15N E OF 67W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N...VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MIDWAY BETWEEN THE SE CONUS AND BERMUDA WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING RIDGE OVER THE NW ATLC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. THIS NEW RIDGE WILL SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THIS WEEKEND...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 75W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING