000 FZNT23 KNHC 171522 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE SW N ATLC NEAR 28N68W WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS E OF 80W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH MOVES E AND WEAKENS...WHILE A DEVELOPING TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SHIFTS NE ACROSS CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT INTO MON. A FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM NEAR 15N55W TO 14.5N61W WILL SINK SLIGHTLY S THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 83W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 19N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 78W. N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 84W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES E OF 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 67W WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SE PART. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. BETWEEN 20N AND FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 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. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1022 MB NEAR 28N68W WILL SHIFT E AND OUT OF AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND REACHES FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA LATE SUN. A DEVELOPING TROUGH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND SE GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E-NE ACROSS W CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SUN AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING. THIS TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT FROM 30N61W TO 25N67W BY MON EVENING AND THEN BECOME W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 24/25N MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT VICINITY OF NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .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 STRIPLING