000 FZNT23 KNHC 181504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1008 MB LOW PRES ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA THROUGH MON AND THEN CONTINUE E-NE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE WHERE IT WILL BEGIN TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT SINKING S INTO THE REGION. A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 12.5N55W TO 12.5N62W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17.5N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS AND LINES...MOST NUMEROUS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 80W N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .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. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE N OF 16N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,. .THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE 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. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT SINKING S TOWARD THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA EARLY MON THEN FROM 29N60W TO THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS TUE MORNING. FRONT TO MEANDER AND WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU AND SLIDE NE AND OUT OF AREA. BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S FLORIDA THROUGH MON AND THEN MERGE WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT TUE THROUGH THU AS THEY SHIFT NE OUT OF AREA. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING N OF FRONT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 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 FRONT TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONTAL 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 STRIPLING