000 FZNT23 KNHC 100803 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRESSURE OVER MID OCEAN DOMINATES THE PATTERN TODAY AND TUE. A WEAKENING FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIB LATE MON OR EARLY TUE THEN STALLS. A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE NW CARIB WED AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ESE AND WEAKEN FRI. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE 15 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE OR E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT EWD TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TUE. HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD AND INCREASE NE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA WED BUT HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTY NE AND E WINDS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST IN GULF STREAM. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N OF 30N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 30N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG