000 FZNT23 KNHC 042127 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MONDAY NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE TUESDAY. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FROM HAITI TO NEAR 16N80W ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN ALONG 64W TONIGHT...MOVING W ABOUT 10 KT. THE TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT ENTERS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...BETWEEN 83W AND 86W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 66W TONIGHT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT THROUGH 31N67W TO SW FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TO 25N75W SUNDAY NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 31N67W TO HAITI WEDNESDAY...AND OVER THE SE PART OF THE ZONE ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT N OF 29N W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 71W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S WINDS 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N W OF FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 75W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB