000 FZNT23 KNHC 162103 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 18N58W SW TO JUST S OF SAINT LUCIA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S STRENGTHENING THE WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH MOVES SE AND WEAKENS IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS TUE. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...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. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 65W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SE PART. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N S OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE THE N WATERS WILL MOVE E OF AREA BY SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. A TROUGH WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON...MERGE WITH THE FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 25N71W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE MON...THEN REACH THE FAR SE WATERS TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT OR FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF AREA LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT W OF 78W 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...NW OF TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR/JA