000 FZNT23 KNHC 100835 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN ON WED AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT SUN. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER THIS MORNING THEN FROM 31N65W TO 26N70W THIS EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH MON THEN STRENGTHENS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON ...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W LATE. .WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY