000 FZNT23 KNHC 201529 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM W CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE TO N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WED MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED. AN INDUCED TROUGH EXTENDING NEARLY N TO S ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE TROPICAL ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THU AND THEN SPREAD TO THE W HALF OF CARIBBEAN BY FRI. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W LATE THU AND FRI. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N FRI. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .WED NIGHT AND 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. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT S OF 14N BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN N SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES THIS AFTERNOON. .THU...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 26.5N65W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WED MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED MORNING AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THU. HIGH PRES TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW OF TROUGH SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH 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 STRIPLING