000 FZNT23 KNHC 080913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM W HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS STALLS FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA TONIGHT DISSIPATING THU. SW N ATLC RIDGE MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES OVER CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 68W NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO NW HISPANIOLA TODAY STALL OVER SE WATERS TONIGHT AND THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES SHIFT E FROM FLORIDA ON TONIGHT WITH RIDGE ALONG 27W EXTENDING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED APR 08 2009 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W AND 5 FT W OF 78W. N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES