000 FZNT23 KNHC 122141 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE E TRADES TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY WED WHEN WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS AND TO THE NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MOVE SLOWLY E AND INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC BY SAT. HIGH PRES SINKING INTO THE GULF COAST REGION NEXT FEW DAYS WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SPREAD S ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE ABATING SAT. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY FRI SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART THROUGH TUE EVENING. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT FRI. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 15N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N PORTIONS FRI AND SAT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT THEN INCREASING N OF 14N TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S PORTIONS AND BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 29N72W TO 24N83W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN THEN BE FORCED SLOWLY S AND SE WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE U.S. SHIFTS S AND STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF OF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS SAT AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH QUICKLY. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING