000 FZNT23 KNHC 142114 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CENTRAL ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS. TROUGHING SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH TO 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THU. E OF 67W S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 67W N OF 17N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION. .MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL SLOWLY MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE AND BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA FRI INTO SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH NW WATERS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR