000 FZNT23 KNHC 151516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 21N61W SW ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 15N67W WILL MOVE NE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD S...AND STRENGTHEN THE 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. BROAD TROUGHING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 84W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 83W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. 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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 67W N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 67W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 IN N SWELL. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 6 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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL SHIFT SE...AND MOVE E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA FRI INTO SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE A TROUGH MOVES E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MON...WITH BROAD TROUGHING FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE BY MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 W OF 80W 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .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 STRAITS OF FLORIDA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST NE. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE. 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/AGUIRRE