000 FZNT23 KNHC 050854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 17N55W TO 15N57W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT DISSIPATING ON FRI. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED THROUGH FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU AND FRI. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FL FRI. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER DGS