000 FZNT23 KNHC 120258 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW INTO THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH EARLY TUE BEFORE WEAKENING LATE TUE THROUGH FRI. SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP JUST N OF THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS WED AND MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N LATE TUE AND 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH PERIODS TO 30 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL FRI. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E OVERNIGHT. SEAS E TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 15N E OF 70W THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N N TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT N OF 16N W OF 58W THU. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FAR NW PART LATE THU. .FRI...N OF 18N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...OLD AND WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 31N62W TO 28N70W THEN W-SW ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE SE U.S. TUE AND TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA EARLY TUE THROUGH FRI TO YIELD FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST E OF 72W. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT WED BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. EXCEPT SE PORTIONS VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BY LATE THU. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING