000 FZNT23 KNHC 150918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N56W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES IN THE NW PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 21N61W AND THEN S TO 17N62W WILL MOVE NE 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 OVER THE WEEKEND AND LINGER MON. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .TODAY...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 67W S OF 16N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 67W N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 67W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 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. .MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF BASIN TODAY. HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE...MOVING E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA FRI INTO SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH NW WATERS SUN AND A SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH WILL MOVE E INTO THE BAHAMAS SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MON...WITH BROAD TROUGHING FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE BY MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 15 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...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF BROAD TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF BROAD TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER