000 FZNT23 KNHC 212110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THU EXPANDING INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL FRI. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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 EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON...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 EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 14N TONIGHT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N THU NIGHT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT N OF 14N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 14N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 67W... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 67W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL THU NIGHT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 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. .SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE EWD TONIGHT AND THU AND EXIT THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD E AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO THE E. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST E PART. 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 73W IN NE SWELL LATE SAT AND SUN. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT AND SUN. .MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR