000 FZNT23 KNHC 191457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE COAST OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER THIS EVENING THEN DRIFT FURTHER SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 12N55W TO 13N62W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E AND NW PORTIONS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,. .THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 16N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 16N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 15N 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. .FRI...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO N FLORIDA WILL SINK S-SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE E OF 75W THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE MORNING WITH A BROAD AND ELONGATED TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 29N65W W-SW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE RESULTING TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 26.5N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING THEN BECOME ALIGNED MORE W TO E ALONG 23N BY WED MORNING. A NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU AND E OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF TROUGH E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF TROUGH AND ALSO N OF 24N E OF 73W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING