000 FZNT23 KNHC 012031 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING AND WILL REACH FROM NEAR 22N58W TO THE NE LEEWARD ISLANDS FRI THEN WILL DRIFT SE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BRIEFLY E TO SE W OF 85W FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR FRONT 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 17N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 N TO NE 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 AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 71W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE... HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT NE PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N 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 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 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 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT FAR NE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 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 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON THROUGH TUE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY