000 FZNT23 KNHC 080306 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SW N ATLC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE MODERATE NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN AND WEAKEN MON. AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW TO THE S WINDWARDS AND INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT THEN SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH THE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 68W. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 68W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 30N WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SAT AND FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN...AND MOVE E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT NW PORTION LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 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 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING