000 FZNT23 KNHC 032011 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL CONTINUE N OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT ...THEN RETREAT E BEGINNING TUE MOVING E OF AREA THU. WEAK TROUGH ALONG 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE NW PART OF THE SW N ATLC FRI AND MOVE E SAT WITH RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA. TRADES WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 81W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED AND E TO SE 10 KT THU THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI INTO EARLY SAT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATER SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU AND FRI... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8FT LATE FRI AND SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU THROUGH SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION BECOMING ISOLATED THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E TUE AND WED IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO 27N80W TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 31N69W TO N BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM 31N70W TO N BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 24N80W THU THEN WEAKENING E OF AREA FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION THU AND BECOME CENTERED NEAR 31N71W BY LATE FRI THEN SHIFT E OF AREA SAT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE GEORGIA COAST SAT. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 72W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N EARLY TUE THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW OF FRONT MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE