000 FZNT23 KNHC 010919 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 01 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY AND WILL REACH FROM NEAR 22N58W TO THE NE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN AS A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 22N55W TO NEAR GUADELOUPE BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN FINALLY DISSIPATING ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BRIEFLY E TO SE W OF 85W FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .SAT...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH EARLY. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 70W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 0F 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 76W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL