000 FZNT23 KNHC 090924 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 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL NICARAGUA DISSIPATE TODAY. SE TRADES INCREASE OVER NW CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MON. EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE BRIEFLY ACROSS REMAINDER OF AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN RELAX AGAIN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 17N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TODAY...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND 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 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TODAY...S OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT EXTREME SW PORTION LATE FRI. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT EXTREME SW WATERS. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT STALL OVER SE WATERS NE OF HISPANIOLA TODAY DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER E GULF OF MEXICO SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA ALONG 27N THU AND PASS BY BERMUDA FRI NIGHT. RIDGE EXTEND SW FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF BAHAMAS SAT AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST. SECOND COLD FRONT REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 09 2009 .TODAY...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT E OF 70W. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES