000 FZNT23 KNHC 050311 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS TUES. FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE FROM HAITI TO NEAR 16N80W ON WED. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA BEHIND FRONT WED AND THU. TROUGH OVER NE CARIBBEAN ALONG 65W TONIGHT...MOVING W ABOUT 10 KT. TROUGH DISSIPATE AS IT ENTERS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 66W TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 IN N SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT THROUGH 31N66W TO SW FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 28N65W TO 25N72W SUNDAY NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 30N65W TO HAITI WEDNESDAY...AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE PART OF THE FORECAST ZONE ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT N OF 29N W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT E OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT FROM 22N TO 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OVER THE SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB