000 FZNT23 KNHC 180227 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE SW N ATLC NEAR 28N67W WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS E OF 80W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH PRES MOVES E AND WEAKENS...WHILE A DEVELOPING TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SHIFTS E ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING ALONG TROUGH SUN NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM NEAR 15N55W TO 13N64W WILL SINK SLIGHTLY S THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF 77W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU... $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON THROUGH 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. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SE PART. .THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .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 10 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 N OF 12N. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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. THU...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1020 MB NEAR 27N61W HAS MOVED E AND OUT OF AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND REACHES FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA LATE SUN. A DEVELOPING TROUGH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND SE GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E-NE ACROSS W CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SUN AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING E OF BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT. THIS TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT FROM 30N61W TO 25N67W BY MON EVENING AND THEN BECOME W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 24/25N MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE AREA. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE WED INTO THU EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF 76W IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR