000 FZNT23 KNHC 132119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 16N WED THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 80W N TO NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N PORTIONS FRI AND SAT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WED NIGHT THEN INCREASING N OF 14N TO 25 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 FT S PORTIONS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT WILL MOVE E OF AREA WED MORNING AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE CONUS SHIFTS SE AND STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON SUN EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO N FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 29N W OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT N OF 29N W OF 70W LATE THU. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR/WB