000 FZNT23 KNHC 301450 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FLAT RIDGE N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED IN NEW HIGH PRES MOVING E ALONG 40N THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SW SUN AND MON...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. A WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE ATLC ALONG 60W WILL MOVE W...PASSING N OF THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC TODAY AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE W OF 65W TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDWARD CHANNEL AND S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FLAT RIDGE OVER N WATERS WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING RIDGE OVER THE NW ATLC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. THIS NEW RIDGE WILL SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT HIGHEST S...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF BAHAMAS FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT SAT AND SUN. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OS 29N SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK