000 FZNT23 KNHC 200859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM WINDWARD PASSAAGE TO 15N79W WIL; DRIFT TO THE SE AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT N OF 20N THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE BY WED NIGHT WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONT SLOWLY MOVING TO THE TRPCL ATLC FROM 22N61W TO 19N64W FRI AND FROM 21N55W TO 17N60W SAT. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 81W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W LATE THU AND FRI. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N FRI. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN N SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES TUE. .THU...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL LATE THU. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 16N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 26N70W WILL MOVE TO 26N65W TO 22N72W THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE BY EARLY WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA WED NIGHT AND FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA EARLY THU AND E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 72W WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 31N. $$ FORECASTER DGS